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This life journey calls upon your courage to engage with the shadows of #evil in our world while embracing the hope for a brighter future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/4xEil9B #Antichrist #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness

This life journey calls upon your courage to engage with the shadows of #evil in our world while embracing the hope for a brighter future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/4xEil9B #Antichrist #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness

This life journey calls upon your courage to engage with the shadows of #evil in our world while embracing the hope for a brighter future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/4xEil9B #Antichrist #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness

✮ An Ache That Pricks Even Thorns ✮

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The First Green Thorn

I returned
expecting only stone.

The same arch.
The same hollow.
The same bouquet
browned at the edges
like a prayer
left too long
in the weather.

I had learned
the discipline of kneeling.

I had learned
how to make peace
with the wrong place.

There is a strange holiness
in returning
to what cannot answer.

There is a strange faith
in speaking
to silence
until silence becomes
less empty.

But this morning,
at the foot of the cenotaph,
where the rain had gathered
in the crack
between two stones,

something had risen.

Not a flower.

Not yet.

Only a thorned green stem,
small enough
to be missed
by anyone
who came looking
for a miracle.

It leaned toward the light
with the awkward courage
of a thing
that had not been told
it was impossible.

I almost wept
from fear.

Grief I knew.
Absence I knew.
The old wound
had become a room
I could enter
without striking a match.

But life—
life arriving
without permission,
life answering
when I had stopped
asking,
life wearing thorns
before blossoms—

this was a more terrible mercy.

For if something grows here,
then I must change.

If the stone has cracked,
then I cannot spend forever
calling it final.

If roots have found me,
if green has entered
the vocabulary of my mourning,
then perhaps I have been wrong
about the dead.

Perhaps not all that is buried
is finished.

Perhaps not all that is empty
is abandoned.

Perhaps the former self
does not return
as the boy who believed,
but as the wound
that has learned
to shelter a seed.

I touched the stem
and blood rose
from my finger.

So this, too,
is resurrection:

not the absence of pain,
but pain made porous
to light.

Not the grave undone
all at once,
but a thorn
breaking through stone,

a small green alphabet
beginning again

where the epitaph
ran out of words.

The Cenotaph Triad

The Cenotaph

The Roots Beneath the Stone

The First Green Thorn

When Heaven Feels Silent

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/when-heaven-feels-silent/

When Heaven Feels Silent

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/when-heaven-feels-silent/

When Heaven Feels Silent

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/when-heaven-feels-silent/

When Heaven Feels Silent

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/when-heaven-feels-silent/

When Heaven Feels Silent

https://polymathchristian.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/when-heaven-feels-silent/

When the storm doesn’t pass… you decide who you become inside it. This piece reflects on standing at the edge of uncertainty—where fear, faith, and survival collide—and asks the quiet, haunting question: what now, when the horizon itself feels like a threat?
https://www.annettekmazzone.com/the-beast-on-the-horizon-what-now/
#FaithInTrials #SpiritualReflection #ChristianLiving #HopeInDarkness

Shining Light in the Shadows (Christian Music) = Fresh tune of praise 🙏 for our Savior! - #God #Jesus #TheLord #Praise #ChristianMusic #Bible #Music #Song #FaithJourney #HopeInDarkness #GodsGuidance #SpiritualAwakening #HeavenlyGrace #LoveAndTruth #YouthfulDevotion #Community #Inspiration #EternalLove #Gratitude #StrengthInFaith #BelieveAndTrust #SacredMoments #GuidingStar #LiftingPrayer #MercyAndHope #JoyfulPraise #ChristCenteredLife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG8mKHdvGXw

Shining Light in the Shadows (Christian Music) = Fresh tune of praise 🙏 for our Savior! - #God #Jesus #TheLord #Praise #ChristianMusic #Bible #Music #Song #FaithJourney #HopeInDarkness #GodsGuidance #SpiritualAwakening #HeavenlyGrace #LoveAndTruth #YouthfulDevotion #Community #Inspiration #EternalLove #Gratitude #StrengthInFaith #BelieveAndTrust #SacredMoments #GuidingStar #LiftingPrayer #MercyAndHope #JoyfulPraise #ChristCenteredLife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG8mKHdvGXw

Shining Light in the Shadows (Christian Music) = Fresh tune of praise 🙏 for our Savior! - #God #Jesus #TheLord #Praise #ChristianMusic #Bible #Music #Song #FaithJourney #HopeInDarkness #GodsGuidance #SpiritualAwakening #HeavenlyGrace #LoveAndTruth #YouthfulDevotion #Community #Inspiration #EternalLove #Gratitude #StrengthInFaith #BelieveAndTrust #SacredMoments #GuidingStar #LiftingPrayer #MercyAndHope #JoyfulPraise #ChristCenteredLife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG8mKHdvGXw

I don’t know why I’m not receiving any donations.
Have people’s hearts run out of mercy?
I have three children who need care, clothing, food, and full support to grow up and live like other children around the world.
Please look upon us with compassion and help us.
Your donations mean everything.
#HelpGaza #SupportFamilies #HopeInDarkness #GazaCrisis #HumanityFirst   #PleaseHelp
https://chuffed.org/project/139907-a-message-from-a-mother-in-gaza-nermin-samir
@aral
@D1
@neutrinoceros
@gimulnautti
@anilmc
@chielk
@rysiek
@Nemo
@fbio
@Geri
⁷

I don’t know why I’m not receiving any donations.
Have people’s hearts run out of mercy?
I have three children who need care, clothing, food, and full support to grow up and live like other children around the world.
Please look upon us with compassion and help us.
Your donations mean everything.
#HelpGaza #SupportFamilies #HopeInDarkness #GazaCrisis #HumanityFirst   #PleaseHelp
https://chuffed.org/project/139907-a-message-from-a-mother-in-gaza-nermin-samir
@aral
@D1
@neutrinoceros
@gimulnautti
@anilmc
@chielk
@rysiek
@Nemo
@fbio
@Geri
⁷

I don’t know why I’m not receiving any donations.
Have people’s hearts run out of mercy?
I have three children who need care, clothing, food, and full support to grow up and live like other children around the world.
Please look upon us with compassion and help us.
Your donations mean everything.
#HelpGaza #SupportFamilies #HopeInDarkness #GazaCrisis #HumanityFirst   #PleaseHelp
https://chuffed.org/project/139907-a-message-from-a-mother-in-gaza-nermin-samir
@aral
@D1
@neutrinoceros
@gimulnautti
@anilmc
@chielk
@rysiek
@Nemo
@fbio
@Geri
⁷

I don’t know why I’m not receiving any donations.
Have people’s hearts run out of mercy?
I have three children who need care, clothing, food, and full support to grow up and live like other children around the world.
Please look upon us with compassion and help us.
Your donations mean everything.
#HelpGaza #SupportFamilies #HopeInDarkness #GazaCrisis #HumanityFirst   #PleaseHelp
https://chuffed.org/project/139907-a-message-from-a-mother-in-gaza-nermin-samir
@aral
@D1
@neutrinoceros
@gimulnautti
@anilmc
@chielk
@rysiek
@Nemo
@fbio
@Geri
⁷

I don’t know why I’m not receiving any donations.
Have people’s hearts run out of mercy?
I have three children who need care, clothing, food, and full support to grow up and live like other children around the world.
Please look upon us with compassion and help us.
Your donations mean everything.
#HelpGaza #SupportFamilies #HopeInDarkness #GazaCrisis #HumanityFirst   #PleaseHelp
https://chuffed.org/project/139907-a-message-from-a-mother-in-gaza-nermin-samir
@aral
@D1
@neutrinoceros
@gimulnautti
@anilmc
@chielk
@rysiek
@Nemo
@fbio
@Geri
⁷

My song "Erasing Grace" is on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3ejl9ARPve3lcev5tttZyN?si=7dd37981090741e4 as well as on Bandcamp https://sonofjoy.bandcamp.com/track/erasing-grace and all other major platforms (I think .. via distrokid) #StateOfTheWorld #TruthInSong #ProtestSong #SongsForChange #VoicesForPeace #StandForHumanity #ModernAnthem #HopeInDarkness #mastodaoine

My song "Erasing Grace" is on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3ejl9ARPve3lcev5tttZyN?si=7dd37981090741e4 as well as on Bandcamp https://sonofjoy.bandcamp.com/track/erasing-grace and all other major platforms (I think .. via distrokid) #StateOfTheWorld #TruthInSong #ProtestSong #SongsForChange #VoicesForPeace #StandForHumanity #ModernAnthem #HopeInDarkness #mastodaoine

My song "Erasing Grace" is on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3ejl9ARPve3lcev5tttZyN?si=7dd37981090741e4 as well as on Bandcamp https://sonofjoy.bandcamp.com/track/erasing-grace and all other major platforms (I think .. via distrokid) #StateOfTheWorld #TruthInSong #ProtestSong #SongsForChange #VoicesForPeace #StandForHumanity #ModernAnthem #HopeInDarkness #mastodaoine

What I share here is only a very small part of our story—mine and my children’s—under this war. Behind every word lies fear, hunger, and displacement. Behind every picture, a tear unseen. Our story is filled with pain, yet it is also a cry for life… we hold on to hope despite everything.

#Gaza #ChildrenUnderAttack #WarStories #Humanity #StandWithGaza #HopeInDarkness #EndTheWar
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thaer-give-his-children-safety-again

What I share here is only a very small part of our story—mine and my children’s—under this war. Behind every word lies fear, hunger, and displacement. Behind every picture, a tear unseen. Our story is filled with pain, yet it is also a cry for life… we hold on to hope despite everything.

#Gaza #ChildrenUnderAttack #WarStories #Humanity #StandWithGaza #HopeInDarkness #EndTheWar
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thaer-give-his-children-safety-again

What I share here is only a very small part of our story—mine and my children’s—under this war. Behind every word lies fear, hunger, and displacement. Behind every picture, a tear unseen. Our story is filled with pain, yet it is also a cry for life… we hold on to hope despite everything.

#Gaza #ChildrenUnderAttack #WarStories #Humanity #StandWithGaza #HopeInDarkness #EndTheWar
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thaer-give-his-children-safety-again

What I share here is only a very small part of our story—mine and my children’s—under this war. Behind every word lies fear, hunger, and displacement. Behind every picture, a tear unseen. Our story is filled with pain, yet it is also a cry for life… we hold on to hope despite everything.

#Gaza #ChildrenUnderAttack #WarStories #Humanity #StandWithGaza #HopeInDarkness #EndTheWar
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thaer-give-his-children-safety-again

What I share here is only a very small part of our story—mine and my children’s—under this war. Behind every word lies fear, hunger, and displacement. Behind every picture, a tear unseen. Our story is filled with pain, yet it is also a cry for life… we hold on to hope despite everything.

#Gaza #ChildrenUnderAttack #WarStories #Humanity #StandWithGaza #HopeInDarkness #EndTheWar
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thaer-give-his-children-safety-again

I am now building my beautiful life in the heart of war. I call it a spark of light in the middle of darkness.
I will ask for your help, and I will keep reaching out until I reach my goal.

The first thing I need now is a tent a simple shelter where my wife and I can live.
I need $400 to make this happen.

Please help us and donate through the following link:
https://steunactie.nl/fundraiser/help-salem-and-his-family-for-survival-during-an-unfortunate-displacement/-48698

#Gaza #Palestine #Support #Help #Donation #Steunactie #Humanity #Shelter #MarriageInWar #HopeInDarkness

I am now building my beautiful life in the heart of war. I call it a spark of light in the middle of darkness.
I will ask for your help, and I will keep reaching out until I reach my goal.

The first thing I need now is a tent a simple shelter where my wife and I can live.
I need $400 to make this happen.

Please help us and donate through the following link:
https://steunactie.nl/fundraiser/help-salem-and-his-family-for-survival-during-an-unfortunate-displacement/-48698

#Gaza #Palestine #Support #Help #Donation #Steunactie #Humanity #Shelter #MarriageInWar #HopeInDarkness

I am now building my beautiful life in the heart of war. I call it a spark of light in the middle of darkness.
I will ask for your help, and I will keep reaching out until I reach my goal.

The first thing I need now is a tent a simple shelter where my wife and I can live.
I need $400 to make this happen.

Please help us and donate through the following link:
https://steunactie.nl/fundraiser/help-salem-and-his-family-for-survival-during-an-unfortunate-displacement/-48698

#Gaza #Palestine #Support #Help #Donation #Steunactie #Humanity #Shelter #MarriageInWar #HopeInDarkness

I am now building my beautiful life in the heart of war. I call it a spark of light in the middle of darkness.
I will ask for your help, and I will keep reaching out until I reach my goal.

The first thing I need now is a tent a simple shelter where my wife and I can live.
I need $400 to make this happen.

Please help us and donate through the following link:
https://steunactie.nl/fundraiser/help-salem-and-his-family-for-survival-during-an-unfortunate-displacement/-48698

#Gaza #Palestine #Support #Help #Donation #Steunactie #Humanity #Shelter #MarriageInWar #HopeInDarkness

This journey calls upon your #courage to engage with the #shadows of our world while embracing the #hope for a brighter #future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness
https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW

This journey calls upon your #courage to engage with the #shadows of our world while embracing the #hope for a brighter #future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness
https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW

This journey calls upon your #courage to engage with the #shadows of our world while embracing the #hope for a brighter #future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness
https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW

The world feels off its axis, and yet- there’s still light. Still fire. Still us. These poems aren’t solutions. They’re flares for the ones holding on. Maybe one of them finds you. 💙 #Poetry #HopeInDarkness #BlueskyPoets #WritersOfBluesky #poems

In Gaza, amidst the endless days of war and life under tents, iced drink bags have become our tiny stolen moments. A brief escape from the burning sun, a cold sip that lightens the heaviness of this cruel reality. It’s a simple thing, but in times like these, even the smallest comforts feel like miracles.

#Gaza #Palestine #LifeUnderSiege #HopeInDarkness

In Gaza, amidst the endless days of war and life under tents, iced drink bags have become our tiny stolen moments. A brief escape from the burning sun, a cold sip that lightens the heaviness of this cruel reality. It’s a simple thing, but in times like these, even the smallest comforts feel like miracles.

#Gaza #Palestine #LifeUnderSiege #HopeInDarkness

In Gaza, amidst the endless days of war and life under tents, iced drink bags have become our tiny stolen moments. A brief escape from the burning sun, a cold sip that lightens the heaviness of this cruel reality. It’s a simple thing, but in times like these, even the smallest comforts feel like miracles.

#Gaza #Palestine #LifeUnderSiege #HopeInDarkness

In Gaza, amidst the endless days of war and life under tents, iced drink bags have become our tiny stolen moments. A brief escape from the burning sun, a cold sip that lightens the heaviness of this cruel reality. It’s a simple thing, but in times like these, even the smallest comforts feel like miracles.

#Gaza #Palestine #LifeUnderSiege #HopeInDarkness

In Gaza, amidst the endless days of war and life under tents, iced drink bags have become our tiny stolen moments. A brief escape from the burning sun, a cold sip that lightens the heaviness of this cruel reality. It’s a simple thing, but in times like these, even the smallest comforts feel like miracles.

#Gaza #Palestine #LifeUnderSiege #HopeInDarkness

Libraries are like beacons of hope in the darkness of public noncommercial spaces and services. They’re truly revolutionary, in every way!

#LibraryLove #HopeInDarkness #RevolutionarySpaces #PublicServices

This journey calls upon your courage to engage with the shadows of our world while embracing the hope for a brighter future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness

This journey calls upon your courage to engage with the shadows of our world while embracing the hope for a brighter future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness

This journey calls upon your courage to engage with the shadows of our world while embracing the hope for a brighter future. Stand firm in your quest for #truth. https://bit.ly/3Tz8mQW #Awakening #SpiritualJourney #HopeInDarkness

In the shadow of tragedy, even in the silence of loss, resilience blooms in the smallest of acts. When darkness surrounds us, the human spirit rises to tend the ground of hope.

@consciousliving

#Resilience #HopeInDarkness #StrengthInTragedy #RiseAbove #HumanSpirit #BloomInAdversity #SilentCourage #NeverGiveUp #LightInTheDark #PowerOfHope

In the shadow of tragedy, even in the silence of loss, resilience blooms in the smallest of acts. When darkness surrounds us, the human spirit rises to tend the ground of hope.

@consciousliving

#Resilience #HopeInDarkness #StrengthInTragedy #RiseAbove #HumanSpirit #BloomInAdversity #SilentCourage #NeverGiveUp #LightInTheDark #PowerOfHope

In the shadow of tragedy, even in the silence of loss, resilience blooms in the smallest of acts. When darkness surrounds us, the human spirit rises to tend the ground of hope.

@consciousliving

#Resilience #HopeInDarkness #StrengthInTragedy #RiseAbove #HumanSpirit #BloomInAdversity #SilentCourage #NeverGiveUp #LightInTheDark #PowerOfHope

In the shadow of tragedy, even in the silence of loss, resilience blooms in the smallest of acts. When darkness surrounds us, the human spirit rises to tend the ground of hope.

@consciousliving

#Resilience #HopeInDarkness #StrengthInTragedy #RiseAbove #HumanSpirit #BloomInAdversity #SilentCourage #NeverGiveUp #LightInTheDark #PowerOfHope