“Deepest oceans of despair, this vast and somber charcoal night of space. Have you given up yet? What hope lingers in the crevices and corner of you soul? I knew you, you haven’t given up yet. You are brave in this darkness, Saint Saturn. Sometimes the bravest thing of all is to hope.”

The Sun Also Rises:

As you all know, I was floored by the initial news of my dad’s illness. It has been a long weekend in prayer and petitioning of God to heal him. Praise God that I was not alone in prayer. I cannot count the people that have lifted him up to the Lord.

Needless to say, this has been an emotionally tasking weekend. I must praise Jesus that Dad is on the mend. I talked to him on the phone last night and he sounded normal. He’s still a little fatigued, but the worst part is over. He asked me to thank anyone that has prayed for him... if you have, thank you. It seems trite to say just that, but words cannot express my gratitude.

“In perfect orbit they have circled
As the light of many worlds falls softly on their skin
And days here pass like minutes
One moment of brilliant daylight will shift into the next
A flash of dark behind some distant lost moon
And then it is over
Like the pause before waking
Sleep is replaced by light, and life and hope
It is the light of one far away sun that has beckoned them to leave
And the hope of home that has lifted them from slumber
The hope that; though the dark may come
The sun also rises”

(quotes taken from Brave Saint Saturn)