ifunanya.

never thought it would be , me.

matthew 6:25-34.

and as long as i am not there while i am here, i don't want to have to worry anymore.  right here carries enough troubles of its own.  let's cruise.  let's release our feet from the pedal and chill.  in cruise.  please.  my back's too heavy to add more weight.  pack light for this ride.  red - stop, rest and quit thinking of what's up next.  yellow - yield, be careful with doubt, what you think and be slow with the words you think are ok to release.  green - go without taking control, it's not yours, not ours.  all love on this road of discovery.  you won't ever have to worry again ... you won't.  get closer.  He wants to settle you.

plus one.

today is my brother's birthday.  this photo was taken over a year ago. we've grown so much closer ... through all the thorns a bush can contain, he and i have stuck it out.  i'm thankful to have him another full year.  life, we take it for granted.  family, we don't treasure them as much as we should.  more love.  move in love.  love one another. thank You for adding one to his life, i pray for the next days, weeks, months and years to come, in Your grace.  happy birthday, brother!

when seasons draw memories ,

two hundred-seventy three.

light traveling.

even in the
thickness of
the night,

whatever is
hidden, in due
time, it will find
its way
to the light

two hundred-seventy two.

what is divorce to Jesus?


like love never existed,
they insisted to break ties
to make ties to other things
treating one another less than
human beings -

what is divorce to Jesus?

like patience rejecting salvation
and long suffering submitting to temptation
like kindness giving birth to envy and
gentleness waking up to have intercourse with resentment.

what is divorce to Jesus?

like two hands holding their own hands in
holy matrimony and spending their honeymoon
alone - with their insides caving into the brokenness
they never dealt with outside of their selfish marriage.

like the fruit of the Spirit being a lie and
in vain, Jesus Christ took up His cross to die.

now, what is divorce to Jesus?

it doesn't exist - it isn't realistic.

i kick, i spit, i slap and i hit my Spouse,
who turns to me in gentleness and wakes me up
out of my brokenness with a sweet kiss - that
changed my heart and made me new -

divorce, it doesn't exist.
there is not exit once you enter marriage.

the Cross, my ring.
the Man with the thorned crown, my Groom.

through it all, He stuck it out
even when He got stuck into, by nails
that made Him near miserable.

and you, you are a beautiful couple -
i believe you can do it too.

please, don'e give up on Love.
He didn't give up, on you.

when sleep evades the dreamer.

stolen moments, and nights -

i'm awake, i have awoken the night.

morning has arrived, the moon still reflects the sun.

waiting for the hour of the day to set in so i can be of use.

as for now, i lay.  awake.

singing songs.

to myself.

let's dance!

two hundred-seventy one.

sunlight.

no more, dimly lit walkways - no more sad, somber, sorrowful cries.

instead, don't you think you (deserve) a peek of the sunlight?

to light up your world and to dance with the feverish symptoms of

regret, failed attempts, sexual impurity and everything else that weighs you down.

the Son's light shines through it all - because He took it all.

stand in the sunlight, weightless and bold, you brave bird.

embrace the moments that have changed you for good and

be thankful for all the good in your life -

stop harping on what you've lost and on what you have screwed up.

this life, it is worth living in the sunlight.