jess in the mundane

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Jesus

  • does Jesus care?

    A couple years ago, my younger brother and I were in the middle of one of our random theological debates. This one centered on our guesstimation of Christ’s emotional life. In pondering over Jesus’ apparent divinity, my brother argued that Christ would have been often stoic. His temperament mirroring that of Eren in season 4… Continue reading

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  • Answered Prayers

    I remember a few years ago, downloading Pinterest. Unsure as to what category the app belonged to, I joined, simply because I wanted pictures to add to my mood board. Previously, my go-to for wallpapers was google search image results or screenshots from other social media apps. But those simply weren’t “giving” and Pinterest was. … Continue reading

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  • Abba’s Love

    Deeper than the oceans, wider than the seas is Abba’s love for me. Unfailing, unwavering, steadfast, eternal. I am done and undone. Shattered into pieces and put back together again. Brought to tears and then laughter thinking about this love. Jesus where do I even begin?! Who am I Lord? I in my nothingness; my… Continue reading

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  • Patient

    Dear God, I love you because you are patient. You are a patient father, bearing all things. That’s what love does, right? Endures and waits hopefully. I could say that it’s easy for you to be patient. You have all the time in the world (figuratively and literally). It also helps that you’re all knowing,… Continue reading

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  • Awesome

    Dear God, I love you because you are awesome. awe·some /ˈôsəm/ adjective, causing or inducing awe I could not find a better word. Or should I say, a better sounding word. But I think this fits perfectly: God, Most Awesome. When I read about you in scripture, or hear about you from people, I am… Continue reading

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  • Four letters

    Four letters

    I was cleaning and organizing my IG stories recently, and found a few notes from two years ago. In twenty-twenty, I resolved to know God. The sudden realization that the “Lord” I had conjured up in my head, or fashioned in my mind was one that was not true. It was one that made me… Continue reading

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