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Welcome to the Streams of Comfort Blog! We are a Christian-based writing community that hopes to provide comfort through various creative streams. Each month we will have a topic that inspires our posts. Posts will include various types of writing, from poetry to short stories, and more. New posts will be available every Friday morning!…
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In Jonah 2, Jonah describes the feeling of drowning and hopelessness he felt when he was thrown from the ship headed to Tarshish. In verse 5 he says to the Lord, “The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head.” And as his life…
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This month we are studying Jonah chapter 2. Jonah is an interesting character because he is placed in a very hopeless situation. I don’t know about you, but being swallowed by a whale or large fish sounds like a nightmare. However, God allowed it because He was teaching Jonah a lesson on obedience and He…
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The poem this week was inspired by Jonah 2, as well as a time when my closest friend told me that she could feel a “pit” inside me. At the time, I was taken aback, of course. Sure, we had gotten into an argument or two, but ultimately I didn’t feel any different than any…
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There are two phrases from Psalm 103 that inspired my poem this week. “He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;” (Psalm 103:9) and “for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust” (Psalm 103:14). Both of these lines, remind me of God’s mercy. Of how He…
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In preparation for writing this poem, I meditated on God’s grace. As I was thinking deeply, verse 10 from Psalm 103 stood out to me. “He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.” God’s natural disposition is to show us mercy even though we deserve judgment. His…
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When I found myself meditating on Psalm 103, I thought about Hagar. A woman who lived long ago in an entirely different world than our current one, but not unlike us sometimes. I think sometimes we think of the people in the bible as either fictional characters meant to warn us or teach us a…
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For the month of March, we are focusing on four aspects of the character of God spoken about in Psalm 103. Psalm 103:8 states, “The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” He does not hold onto anger forever, and he does not treat us as our sins deserve. The God…
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This poem came to be through my mediation on Isaiah 1:15-20. It is astonishing to me that God pronounces Israel guilty and full of sin. And mere moments later, tells them that they will be free of their sin. If they turn from their ways. I think Israel, and we as well, inadvertently choose loneliness…
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It’s almost cliche at this point, the metaphor of leaving a light on in the darkness. We see it in romance, coming-of-age, and more. Yet, we do need to ask ourselves why the concept is so popular. Yes, the image of light shining through the darkness inspires hope. The world usually leaves it at that.…
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