by Deb Farris | Apr 3, 2026 | Grace in Ordinary Places, Musings, Spiritual Reflections
—A Good Friday Reflection on the Lord’s Prayer I hadn’t planned to write today, it being Good Friday and all—a sacred day for Christians. But what happens when a familiar prayer slows you down enough to really hear it? This. Sometime between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m., I...
by Deb Farris | Jun 24, 2022 | Devotions, Writing
It’s a beautiful June morning, perfect for sitting on the front porch as I have coffee and do my Devotions. Sometimes it can be distracting, being outside. We face the street, neighbors walk by, I stop reading and writing to say hello and lose the flow. I think God’s...
by Deb Farris | Apr 7, 2018 | Devotions
Seeds planted in hearts where peace is promised. Seeds planted in fields where weeds grow. Gardener is careful not to pull them up too quickly—tender, unrooted seedlings shrivel and die. Garden takes time, still I become impatient, atuned to what I have not. Unbelief...
by Deb Farris | Feb 13, 2018 | Devotions, Poetry
When the world’s weight rests on top the weary-wounded what have they to do? Climb higher on the wire up towards heaven’s view. With words they weep for the afflicted, for they know affliction. And in their pain, songs of mercy sing. So you there; lost in...
by Deb Farris | Jul 26, 2016 | Devotions
I realize, sometimes the only thing that stands between moving from trickles of beauty within, to an overflowing ocean, is to forget and forgive what’s behind. The way others treat me should not determine my treatment of them. Instead, I only hope to treat those...
