COVID took a toll on my body, physically and mentally. But most of all it left me experiencing an emotional wilderness; a lonely, uncomfortable, isolated, frustrating, and confusing time. How can I experience God in this place? How can I enjoy His presence in the wilderness? To enjoy is to take delight or take pleasure …
COVID fracturo mi cuerpo, física y mentalmente. Pero, sobre todo, me dejó experimentando un desierto emocional; momentos solitarios, incómodos, aislados, frustrantes y confusos. ¿Cómo puedo experimentar a Dios en ese lugar? ¿Cómo puedo disfrutar de Su presencia en el desierto? Disfrutar es deleitarse o gozar con algo o alguien. ¿Puedo deleitarme allí? En mi temprana fe, …
Desierto…Una palabra que nosuena positiva ni prometedora. Me imagino un lugar solitario,seco,oscuro,abandonadoy aislado. Escuché a alguien compartir su historiade estar en un desierto espiritual. Dándome el lenguaje a lo que estoy experimentando.Dios usó su historia para ayudarme a reconocerque he estado viviendo en undesierto desde hace un tiempo. Puedo señalar el comienzo demi desierto a …
𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨…A word that does notsound positive or promising. I imagine that it is a lonely,dry,heavy,neglected,isolatedplace. I heard someone share their storyof being in their spiritual wilderness.Giving me the language of whatI am experiencing.God used their story to help me recognizethat I have been living in the𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 for quite some time. I can especially pinpoint the …
*Disclaimer: This is part of my story and experience. Everyone deals with LHC in different ways. I also do not want to take away from the pain and grief many are experiencing in this season. I just want to share my story in hopes it will serve someone else. How are you feeling now? It …
I have been in church since I was a child. I listened to the faith stories of the great leaders in the Bible. As I have grown in my faith, I have noticed that I identified with several of the men in the Bible and not as much with the women. One of the reasons …
He estado en la iglesia desde que era niña. Escuché las historias de fe de los grandes líderes en la Biblia. A medida que he crecido en mi fe, he notado que me he identificado con varios de los hombres en la Biblia y no con las mujeres. Una de las razones por las que …
Los recientes acontecimientos trágicos, injustos y racistas no son nuevos. Pero tal vez como padres o adultos se han enfrentado aún más con sus propios sentimientos. La dificultad de cómo explicar a sus hijos sobre el racismo o los prejuicios raciales. Los niños aprenden sobre los prejuicios raciales y el racismo desde una edad temprana. …
The recent tragic, unfair, and racist events are not new. But perhaps as parents or adults, you have been faced even more with your feelings. The difficulty of how to explain to your children about racism or racial prejudice. Children learn about racial prejudice and racism from an early age. Usually, they learn it at …
“The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.” Sonia Sotomayor My parents and I come to the U.S. in the 80’s. In our country a civil war had caused the loss of jobs and security. My parents wanted to live in a country with freedom and opportunities. One of those opportunities was to …
