Lavender & Lace

Prayers And Lamentations Of A Thirty Something


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  • Show me  How to wail and whimper  Weep and scream  The anguish  Through guttural cries  Teach me the rhythm  Of pounding my chest  And loosen my lips  To sing the notes of lament. -Grace P. Cho Continue reading

  • Hope, Faith, and Gun Shots

    We do not grieve as those who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13) But I have been grieving a lot these past couple days, I don’t know about you. With everything going on in the news I have felt very depressed and very overwhelmed as I watch the country I once knew and loved, fall… Continue reading

  • Jeremiah 23:5

    “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,    “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch,a King who will reign wisely    and do what is just and right in the land.” Fast forward to the time of Jeremiah, the people are on the cusp of exile. Jeremiah pleads with the people for 40 years to turn back to the Lord,… Continue reading

  • Isaiah 11:1-5

    A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,    the Spirit of counsel and of might,    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his… Continue reading

  • Oh Holy Night Part 2

    I figured, what’s the harm in writing a follow up to my last post? I’m a big fan of the late Michael Heiser who was a theologian best known for his controversial teaching about the supernatural. Many have criticized him, specifically, over his interpretations of Psalm 91 where he argues the reveal of “powers and… Continue reading