Once Upon the Ink

Author: kerrilynn123

  • The Baptist

    The Baptist

    John’s adam’s apple bobs, a noticeable sign of his discomfort when he sees who stands waiting next in line to… Read more.

  • Spring Benediction

    Spring Benediction

    Close your eyes and come with me for a moment into the trees, into the wild. Into the forest. It’s… Read more.

  • My Own IGNATIAN CREED

    (This is an exercise I did during my spiritual direction after examining the Ignatian creed that is part of the… Read more.

  • Mary

    . I stand at the edge of the cave, a silent presence as I watch a girl wrapping a tiny… Read more.

  • Incarnation

    (a poetry exercise in which I imagine what Yahweh might tell me of the coming of Jesus) Let me tell… Read more.

  • The Beggar

    (Taken from Mark 10: 46-52) We’re leaving the gates of New Jericho, energized and ready for something new – the… Read more.

  • Laodicea

    Laodicea

    I tiptoe down the path to the abyss. It’s worn smooth by my bare feet, a familiar route I’ve traveled… Read more.

  • The lie and the coin.

    The lie and the coin.

    I don’t know Holy Spirit well. I can admit it as I sit here in Jesus’ arms, my back to… Read more.

  • Rizpah

    Rizpah

    Taken from 2 Samuel 21 I find her on a barren hillside, her still dainty form easy to miss next… Read more.

  • That One Thing

    That One Thing

    (Taken from Matthew 19:16-22) I sit in Jesus’s shadow, hugging my knees to my chest as I watch him, feeling… Read more.