Believe
I was about to read something online
The page was still loading
I tried to scroll down…
And…
As happens sometimes
The page froze
One word stammered down the screen
I stop and stare
This is important
Each day I write
Searching for words, the right words, better words
More words than less most of the time…
When perhaps…
What needs to happen
Is for me
To ponder one word, more…
Here in this one simple word
Stands so much
It is worthy of repeating, again and again and again
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Believe
Linger over it
Take it in
Own it
Taste it
Hear it, shout it, whisper it…
Think of all the ways it encourages
All it means
Take it to heart, like a child
In simple hope
Sit with it
Settle over it like a hen over her eggs
Then invite God to
Unveil the fullness of this complex simplicity
Ask Him
Yield to Him
And Believe…
Photograph 1 © Matt Stanford
Photograph 2 © Denise Stanford
Words © Denise Stanford
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“believe”, such a precious and beautiful and sacred word.
It’s the word that plays magic.
This ones is thought provoking, believe – a word that deserves tasting,
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