"Will your wonders be known in the dark, or your righteousness in the country where all is forgotten?" Psalm 88:12 I recently read Barbara Brown Taylor's book, "Learning to Walk in the Dark. " She challenges the prevalent metaphor that light is "good" and dark is "bad." As part of her exploring "darkness" she spent time in silent meditation in the total darkness of a cave … [Read more...] about Psalm 88 (Psalms on the Trail)
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Psalm 36 (Psalms on the Trail)
There were distance-hungry AT hikers who would continue into the night. I wasn't one of them. The path to the privy at a shelter/tent site was hard enough for me to find in the pitch-black night with the tiny little headlamp. (In your headlamp we see light.) Besides, it was the season of 15-16 hours of daylight, and my muscles wouldn't let me walk longer than 12 hours, … [Read more...] about Psalm 36 (Psalms on the Trail)