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The Now and the Not Yet

April 10, 2020 By Verna Bowman 6 Comments

It’s Friday but we want Sunday . . . it’s now but we want not yet. The passing of my mom added to the sorrow of a Holy Week fourteen years ago today.  It was hard to look past her suffering to see the hallelujahs in it all. I remember thinking in those last moments as her heart faded – we’re all in critical condition needing … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #Easter, crucifixion, Good Friday, mourn, resurrection

But Friday . . .

April 19, 2019 By Verna Bowman 2 Comments

It’s Friday and we want Sunday . . . The simpler side of Easter is pastel, not darkness ~  it’s a braided path that leads to Calvary. There’s a smoother path that rushes to the resurrection but will miss the reflection on the one stained with blood tracks. Suffering and victory - we can't have one without the other. The … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #Easter, #forever, #vernabowman, Good Friday, resurrection

Pastel Darkness

April 8, 2017 By Verna Bowman 7 Comments

It’s Friday and we want Sunday. . . A two-sided braided path leads to Easter. There's the prettier one - the easier one we take while rushing to the resurrection where we miss reflecting on the one stained with blood tracks and flesh-ripping thorns. The passing of my mom during holy week has always added to the sorrow. And … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #Easter, Darkness, Good Friday, resurrection

Pass Over the Day

April 3, 2015 By Verna Bowman 2 Comments

It’s Friday and we want Sunday. A two-sided braided path leads to Easter. There's the shorter one, rushing to the resurrection where we miss reflecting on the one stained with blood tracks.  But, they're entwined. The passing of a dear friend added to the sorrow of a holy week. He suffered. Driving home from the hospital … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #Easter, #passover, #vernabowman.com, Good Friday, Passion of Christ

Do You Believe This?

April 5, 2012 By Verna Bowman 27 Comments

I could smell the loss across the room sitting in front of my mother’s casket.  She passed away the day after Palm Sunday and buried on Good Friday, six years ago. Holy week . . . the special time of resurrection. Her last days were difficult for our family.  Daughter Sherise and I remained throughout the last days and hours, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: death, glory to God, Good Friday, hyacinth, Lazarus, Martha, new life, resurrection

His Word – My Hope

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.

Luke chapter two

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Verna Bowman
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