Author Archives: wbgayle

Dust. Ashes imposed to remind us of our mortality. Reconciliation through prayer and penitence mends broken promises of faith leading us to a time when our lives will again reflect the light of God’s love.

Imagine you are flying through the air with the greatest of ease, a daring trapeze.  Taking hold of the bar, you jump from the high platform, plunging into thin air. Both hands must release to catch the next. Letting go … Continue reading →

I thought I was over it…the anger, yet it still lingers. It gets under my skin, drives me completely insane. I pray for healing to come soon and perhaps then, the anger will fade. Until, I quiet it the best … Continue reading →

Death speaks to each of us in different ways.  Fear interjects loudly, rife with remorse. Reconciliation now prepares us for passage of our spirits into the holy kingdom with hope to share in God’s eternal peace.

Once alive spirit-filled hearts and kind souls, now a façade of genuineness.  Sadness replacing memories of happier times faded into obscurity by passage of time. From ashes, new birth looms, forever changed.

Our children pass through our hands so quickly becoming grown ups in the blink of an eye. There comes a time when we must step back and let them make their own choices for we have finished our work, having … Continue reading →

The power of prayer. God knows our needs long before we do. Prayer is the time that we let God know that we need him. A conversation with our hearts, not words, merging in the heavens with those of others, … Continue reading →

God is the river in which we all flow. An endless channel of energy constantly moving and changing. Chaos spawned in the churning waters; we must reach out to whom God sends us. Be bold and share with others flowing … Continue reading →

Risk. Daring to stray from the safety of what we already know.  So what if we fail? Hard lessons learned from failures can be more valuable than those facades that validate our success. Embrace the fullness born in discomfort.

The world is in chaos. Melting glaciers. Soldiers dying for peace, distant…illusive. Politicians playing games for which there is no real winner. Hope and faith pulled up by shallow roots. God works through us turning chaos to grace.