Anna Belen Izeppi

this beating heart

I hear my heart beat loudly against my ribs, How I thought I had no heart Yet here it is, Thrumming life to my body.

Go where it’s warm, where the flowers grow and there is a soft sunlit glow. Go where it’s safe, where expression is invited, and your presence is desired. Go where you find love, where sweetness is found with ease, and peace, like a river, flows free. Go where it’s warm.

Psalm 13

1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,4 and my enemy will say, “IContinue reading “Psalm 13”

Can I tear my heart out now?

How much is the heart capable of holding? For how long will my heart mold and morph to various affections? I continue to seek that which has been torn from me. My placeholders shatter me more each time. How has the love I once so easily held left me? Jesus, be near me as IContinue reading “Can I tear my heart out now?”

under the California sun

Today, I blew bubbles under the Californian sun.They danced and dazzled before me, each little universe floating away. As the breeze carried them into that infinite blue abyss above. I sat down and gently peeled back the soft rind of my clementine. I dropped one of those perfectly pocketed slices onto the fresh bed ofContinue reading “under the California sun”

On finding peace & purpose amidst deep pain

Having peace means believing that God is for you, loves you, and will protect you. Sometimes circumstances may flood our hearts with sorrow, but God promises to never leave us and we can find comfort in this. One day our days of sorrow will come to an end. Until then, we must navigate the worldContinue reading “On finding peace & purpose amidst deep pain”

A Prayer for the Lost and Suffering

Father, Why did I ever depart from your benevolent hands? Your mercy and love, goodness and grace never left me. You are the source of all that is light in this world. Though sorrow floods my heart, your rod and your staff, they comfort me. May those who know me know your gentle kindness andContinue reading “A Prayer for the Lost and Suffering”