I met a man who refused to turn away from the suffering of another human being, no matter the cost to himself. But he didn’t set out to become a hero.
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The Children Are All Ours
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe” (James Baldwin)
An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Those Who Mourn…
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted No one chooses the path of mourning, do they? Life has its own way of thrusting each of us into the valley of tears. Who would deliberately seek it out? When my father died, his departure shocked and shook me to the core. The current…Read more An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Those Who Mourn…
An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Poverty of Spirit…
Beatitudes In the Cracks; 2017; 15″ x 19.5″; mixed media: oil pastel, charcoal, litho pencil, acrylic, watercolor. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:3) Skin and bones hover on the bed in an uneasy truce between life and death; neither dominating for the time being. Waking or…Read more An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Poverty of Spirit…
Colleen Briggs Images & Writing 