After spending years cultivating a daily morning routine of reading scripture and journaling, I found that I had gotten stuck. I was having trouble hearing God’s word, or seeing how these ancient stories applied directly to my life. Of course, I loved learning about God and God’s people through scripture, but much of what I read felt so distant from what I was dealing with in my life. I wasn’t having any arguments about eating meat that had been used in idol worship!

And then, God used a divine appointment to lead me to Rosalind and she was gracious enough to gift me a book of her poetry. I read several poems and it was as though Rosalind had seen everything I was struggling with – self-doubt, fear, whether or not God loved me – and translated God’s word just for me. Now, each morning I read a poem and the accompanying scripture; I underline the words and phrases that seem to be written directly to me, and then I write freely. No more careful penmanship and staying between the lines, I scrawl with messy chicken-scratch because there is so much in me that needs to respond to her inspired words and the scriptures she illuminates. Rosalind’s poetry has rejuvenated my morning devotional time and invigorated my journey to find freedom in Christ.