Author Archives: Dayna E. Mazzuca

the fire curls quiet, Violet purrs on my lap, my mug is the mug of a poet, rounded and spotted with roses—God’s Word gives light and peace for the journey, long before sunrise a window opens The spiritual practice of getting alone with the Lord, in a quiet space, first thing in the morning isContinue reading “Morning Devotions”

solitude: a vision of nothing save the power of God to meet us where we’re at and graft us in, a frail branch, isolated and lonely, to a fruitful vine, bursting with health vital and enduring When we get alone with God there is this opportunity for him to pour His Life into our life,Continue reading “His Love Never Fails”

Solitude is an opportunity to find the meaning of our life outside of opportunity. Solitude is not meant to be lonely, but an opportunity to expand our inner horizons and nourish the life of our soul. It’s an important spiritual practice to look into, consider how to frame time alone. This features in my NEWContinue reading “Windows, Opportunities”

“Come to me and you will find rest.” We hear this… and one day, we come, heavy, weary. Enough ‘done’ to warrant a collapse, nerves shot, hard to explain— admit—how we got here. Until we hear again— “Come.” And come to relate to Lazarus. Weariness and burnout and despair are cousins. They’re related. One canContinue reading “A Word to the Weary”

for anyone prone to over-sharing solitude is hard— given its veiled, non-event like nature the change that comes over us when we seek to be alone— not lonely This poem on SOLITUDE appears in my upcoming book on the nature of the spiritual journey, and the value of saying no to what fails to feedContinue reading “Solitude, Not Loneliness”