Poems of Lament & Grace

<p>... only speak the word and my servant will be healed ...</p><p>The story in Matthew's Gospel is about words and their power to heal. The story is also about pain and loss suffering and distress hope and wonder. In a sense it is also the story of every person's journey in faith with elements of fear apprehension unspoken doubt unexpected joy renewed life.</p><p>These are experiences reflected in <em>Poems of Lament and Grace</em>. The author gladly acknowledges that her own faith journey has involved times of faith and doubt uncertainty longing apprehension.</p><p>Yet this deeply honest series of poems - words of healing - acknowledges times of discouragement and dismay but above all rejoices in divine grace offered and lived.</p>