Observations as I drive through Beirut...

the woman talking to the two men behind the barbed wire- the men hanging around together at the manouche shop, while the ladies with covered heads shopped for their next meals. Dirty, crowded roads with the beat if bustle on the street. The inviting quick-slow coffee break to talk about anything and everything that comes to mind.

Men with men. "Habibi" - meaning I care about you and how you're doing, including your presence in my life.  I get anxious at the wheel. I want to arrive, but I don't.

I decide to do what I should have done yesterday when I got lost in a familiar place. Pray.

Depositing truth where I tread.

Holy Spirit flowing through...

New Leaves

Don't be afraid of forming new leaves. 
It's a chance at something new, something green
New life emerges from the dead of winter- 
All that was dark and sinister...
What you put off is now made new
Jesus Christ lives in you. 
Rejoice! Be glad! 
There's nothing left from which to hold back! 
Sometimes the growth part hurts- 
Because life is forming and then it bursts-
And just overnight, 
You're given new sight!
A new perspective, a new you!
That's something that can't be done on your own
No matter what you do.
So, enjoy life, carry on
For He who carried you, carries your burden too.
You who are soft spoken will be heard 
and those that are loud won't be seen as absurd.
It's a new day, a new life, you know
And He who holds you will NEVER let go.