Tuesday, December 17, 2013

the week in images

a walking-along-a-highway man carrying a large, orange purse
living room floor bare-of-rug
my mom and dad sharing a tender kiss in an emergency room
the dogs' jaunty shadows on the dusty drive
a ten-foot-from-my-forest holly tree in my home
and
in his gospel mark recorded an image i've never noticed -
a young man,
wearing only his linen garment,
followed jesus during the arrest-night chaos
yeah. his unders.
i read it over and over again,
this image of a young man in a vulnerable state
chasing after
what
really
matters

what are your week's images?

linking with - 

michelle for hear it monday, use it on sunday, kathy for titus 2 confessions,  joan for sharing his beauty, laura for playdates with god, jennifer for tell his story, jen for soli deo gloria, emily for imperfect prose


5 comments:

  1. I so love the picture of your tree. I have found that God is bringing a lot of His people back to a simpler Christmas and I love it!! I'm using your tree picture as my background/wallpaper at work today. Thanks!

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  2. Cute tree...There are amazing things we pick out in the scriptures that we never notice before. I guess that is why we should read them again and again.

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  3. I don't think I've ever noticed that either, Kendal - the man in his unders. I really like how you put that: a young man in a vulnerable state chasing after what really matters." I chase after an awful lot, but very little of it really matters.

    A blessed Christmas to you, friend. xxoo {ps love your tree!}

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  4. Beautiful framing of a beautiful truth ... chasing after Jesus, no matter what. Thank you for this.

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  5. Kendall,

    I know this story, but I love the way you expressed it here: "this image of a young man in a vulnerable state
    chasing after
    what
    really
    matters."

    Ahh, may I let myself be that vulnerable and risky to follow him, who really matters.

    Merry Christmas. Hopping over from the IP link up. Nice to meet you.

    Jennifer Dougan
    www.jenniferdougan.com

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