Tagged: the weight of God’s glory

In honor of the 1009 survivors in Katanga, Gitare, Mbege, and Langalanga, Kenya. Have you ever felt the weight? The sheer weight of the destitute, surrounding you, holding on to you, hoping you will take the pain away? Hands cracked with labor, the dirt of hard-hoed gardens under fingernails long blackened with reality. Coats mended so many times the stitches march like uneven words telling stories of terror, loss, and hunger. Feet split and thickened like leathery boats, accustomed to hard earth with no shoes.  Have you ever felt the weight? The mocking weight of foolishness as you stand infinitesimal before immeasurable need? The cackling weight of stupidity as you declare the invisible truths of the invisible God made visible in Jesus Christ to people… Read More