Quiet Prayer to Begin Lord Jesus, steady the places in us that brace for harm even when You are bringing healing. Teach us to recognize safety when it arrives. Amen. There is a strange paradox in healing: Chaos feels familiar.Calm feels suspicious. When someone has lived through betrayal, manipulation, inconsistency, or emotional instability, their nervous…
Category: Storyteller
I love storytelling. It has helped me get through some of the hardest things in my life, such as the loss of my son. From childhood, I learned how to use imagery and visualization to help me live through hell by imagining myself overcoming things that I should not have. As I grew up in the knowledge of God, I realized these were gifts, parables from heaven above, and I was never alone; God was leading me through and out all along. Praise and Glory to God alone. In this series of Third Heaven, Elizabeth (she made an oath to God) prays for her granddaughter and her loved ones (Kiran, which means warrior of God). If you read the story, you become Elizebeth and Kiran are those your heart is praying for and declaring the promises of God by faith in Jesus Christ our LORD and SAVIOR, to the GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER, amen
Parables: Stories For The Gathering
Quiet Prayer to Begin Lord Jesus, let this page protect what is sacred and clarify what is symbolic. Keep my heart honest and my words clean. May everything written serve truth and not harm. Amen. Disclaimer & Author’s Clarification (For The Gathering ) The characters represented in this work—including Elizabeth, Rodrigo, Isabelle, Randy, Diana, and…
The True Prince — Still Waters
And then there is the true Prince. Not loud.Not dazzling in the way deception sparkles.Not urgent or persuasive. He comes like still waters. He does not demand.He does not chase to conquer.He does not charm to control. He reaches down gently into the soul and draws out the gold hidden beneath layers of fear, survival,…
The Gathering — “Frogs in Gold”
The diner was almost full, but loneliness still found a way to sit down at the table across from Elizabeth. The woman looked well-kept. Composed. Beautiful in the way she had likely been told her entire life. Nothing about her appearance suggested crisis. No visible bruises. No unraveling. Just a cup of coffee cradled between…
A Ministry of Love and Hope
Quiet prayer to begin Lord Jesus, let this scene carry Your fragrance—truth without preaching, tenderness without pretending. Keep it rooted in Scripture and soaked in hope. Amen. The Gathering Home — “A Ministry of Love and Hope” Scripture thread: Philippians 4 • Habakkuk 2 Randy and Diana had visited before—bringing casseroles, polite smiles, and the…
The Gathering Home: Beautifully Broken
Quiet prayer to begin Lord Jesus, as we lay these lives before You, cover them with mercy. Expose the lies gently. Heal what began before language. Teach us to receive grace rather than perform for it. Amen. Character Snapshot — Rodrigo WoundRodrigo’s wounds began long before the battlefield. As a boy, he learned to carry…
Freedom in Forgiving
Quiet prayer: Lord, let this be truthful and tender—strong enough to name betrayal, gentle enough to lead to healing.Prayer of repentance: Father, forgive me for every place I’ve partnered with bitterness, self-protection, or revenge. Cleanse my heart and teach me Your forgiveness. In Jesus’ Name, amen. When David was hiding from King Saul, Saul didn’t…
The Call That Felt Like Home
Quiet prayer: Lord, let this read like freedom—clean, steady, and true.Prayer of repentance: Father, forgive us for clinging to shame as if it were humility. Teach us to receive Your mercy and to forgive as You have forgiven us. In Jesus’ Name, amen. After Rodrigo met with Anthony, something subtle—but undeniable—shifted inside him. He had…
Hugs Across the Distance
Quiet prayer: Lord, let this carry warmth without sentimentality—truth without strain.Prayer of repentance: Father, forgive me for every time I’ve doubted the reach of prayer, or tried to control what only You can orchestrate. Teach me to trust Your providence. In Jesus’ Name, amen. As Elizabeth pondered her encounter with Dustin and Fernando, her heart…
The War of Survival: The Crossing
Quiet prayer: Lord, let this honor the wounded without exploiting them.Prayer of repentance: Father, forgive us for the ways we’ve minimized pain we didn’t understand. Teach us to be present, humble, and faithful in the work of restoration. In Jesus’ Name, amen. Anthony carried guilt like iron tied to his ankles—heavy enough to slow every…