journalling

  Luke 5:12-13 Once, when he was in one of the cities, there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to t...

Matthew 2:11-12 On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their...

 Mark 6:34 As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he ...

  Luke 2:21 Jesus Is Named After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the ...

  Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. Giving birth Neither an end Nor a beginning But part of a con...

  Psalms 139:7-12 Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I ma...

It seems to me that just one of the purposes of lament might be the enabling of a re-orientation Naming loss and fear may be the first ste...