Breath leaning  hard against the winter windowbreath appears as cloud,fingers tracing, perhaps, a name walking through winter woodsbreath escapes to be seen, as tho’ leading the way deeper there comes this visible Breathin places […]

 I remember the particular fragrance of the tree lotthat piercing fir scent that brings my Father back so stronglythat I am standing next to himeight years old, wood shavings dusting my […]

she stands behind him her husband, the man stubborn, resolute she stands tippy-toed behind his broad shoulders to see who it is that has called out seeking refuge, a place […]

Each week of Advent we will be sharing an original poem written by Pastor Susan Kirlin-Hackett for the season.She has a collection of Advent poems she has written over the […]

Hold Still and Pray: A Prayer for Election DayDear Messiah Members and Friends,Last year my husband and I watched a spy-thriller movie. One of the characters kept asking the double […]