The Baptism of the Lord

I stood ankle-deep in holy water, arguing with God about purity. He answered by waiting. And when I finally allowed Him near, the heavens opened—not because I was right, but because I stepped aside.

Saturday after Epiphany

I am not the Groom, only the friend who hears His step. The Bride is wounded, yet still beloved. Let Him increase—and let me love enough to wait.

Friday after Epiphany

I came unclean and unnamed, knelt without argument, and felt a hand where fear once lived. I left healed, unheard, yet strangely whole—learning that prayer is not the cure for silence, but the place where leprosy finally lets go.

Wednesday after Epiphany

I rowed with stone inside my chest, Mistaking effort for belief. You walked beside my frozen fear And waited for my grief. Not every heart breaks with a blow—Some melt when touched by grace. You did not shatter hardened stone; You entered my small space.

Memorial of St. John Neumann, Bishop

I withdrew my demand, not my devotion. I laid down the hammer to lift the lamp. For the Kingdom does not advance by erasing scars, but by letting light touch them at last.

The Epiphany of the Lord

I follow a Star I did not make, Through questions power fears to wake. It leads past crowns, past curated praise—To wounded truth and kneeling ways.

Day 24: “Who”- Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church Lectio Divina Prayer for Synodality During the Centennial Regarding the Diocese of Amarillo’s “Tribute to Bishop Matthiesen”

I am not the Christ.
Not Elijah.
Not the Prophet. Only a voice asking if silence is still the straightest path when the Light is already standing among us.