The Same Short WalkMark 8:24

The mother whose attention has been eaten by worry, who walks the route beside her children and arrives home having seen none of it.

NovaFor the doubting
8 min

Messages

Genesis 8:10
They Do Not Want To Come

Eleven Years Of The Same Question

Not Want8 minEliana
Genesis 8:10
Proverbs 18:13
What Gets Said Outside

He Said It And I Answered Too Fast

What Gets8 minElias
Proverbs 18:13
Colossians 3:21
Just Getting Out The Door

I Turned The Door Into A Standard

Just Getting9 minZev
Colossians 3:21
James 2:16
They Do Not Want To Come

I Prayed About It Instead Of Asking

Not Want9 minZev
James 2:16
Philippians 4:6
Just Getting Out The Door

I Cannot Leave Until I Have Checked

Just Getting8 minNova
Philippians 4:6
Deuteronomy 2:3
The Same Short Walk

We Always Turn Left

Same Short8 minCaleb
Deuteronomy 2:3
1 Samuel 20:11
What Gets Said Outside

We Never Say It At The Table

What Gets8 minAmir
1 Samuel 20:11
Mark 8:24
The Same Short Walk

I Do Not Notice Anything Any More

Same Short8 minNova
Mark 8:24
Mark 6:31
Too Tired To Take Anyone

I Feel Guilty Sitting Down

Too Tired8 minSantiago
Mark 6:31
Genesis 24:63
What Gets Said Outside

Ten Minutes Nobody Takes From Me

What Gets8 minJubilee
Genesis 24:63
Isaiah 46:4
Too Tired To Take Anyone

They Are Fast And I Am Not

Too Tired8 minElias
Isaiah 46:4
2 Corinthians 4:16
Just Getting Out The Door

It Takes Me Longer To Get Ready Than To Go

Just Getting8 minEliana
2 Corinthians 4:16
Numbers 11:14
Too Tired To Take Anyone

There Is Nobody To Hand Them To

Too Tired8 minJubilee
Numbers 11:14
Genesis 28:16
The Same Short Walk

Nothing Ever Happens On Our Street

Same Short8 minSantiago
Genesis 28:16
1 Samuel 16:7
The One Who Will Not Come

That Door Became The Enemy

One Who9 minImani
1 Samuel 16:7
Mark 4:39
Going Out In Bad Weather

The Wind Frightens One Of Mine

Going Out8 minNova
Mark 4:39
Exodus 18:18
Just Getting Out The Door

Everybody Waits For Me To Start It

Just Getting9 minElias
Exodus 18:18
Psalm 71:18
Going Out In Bad Weather

My Hands Know Before The Sky Does

Going Out8 minEliana
Psalm 71:18
James 1:19
The One Who Will Not Come

I Only Ask When I Am Already Annoyed

One Who8 minCaleb
James 1:19
Isaiah 40:30
Too Tired To Take Anyone

I Pushed Through And Then Shouted

Too Tired8 minCaleb
Isaiah 40:30
Nehemiah 4:10
Just Getting Out The Door

The Stairs Are The Whole Problem

Just Getting9 minZariah
Nehemiah 4:10
Luke 10:40
What Gets Said Outside

They Talked And I Was Elsewhere

What Gets8 minImani
Luke 10:40
Ecclesiastes 4:9
They Do Not Want To Come

Only If Somebody Else Is Coming

Not Want8 minImani
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Esther 4:16
The One Who Will Not Come

I Am Afraid Of One More No

One Who9 minJubilee
Esther 4:16
Isaiah 43:2
Going Out In Bad Weather

Wet Clothes Are The Whole Problem

Going Out8 minJubilee
Isaiah 43:2
Luke 15:20
The One Who Will Not Come

My Teenager Will Not Leave Their Room

One Who9 minNova
Luke 15:20
Job 2:13
What Gets Said Outside

I Filled Every Silence

What Gets8 minMelody
Job 2:13
Romans 14:4
The One Who Will Not Come

I Called It Rebellion In My Head

One Who8 minZev
Romans 14:4
2 Kings 5:12
The Same Short Walk

I Wanted To Show Them Somewhere Better

Same Short9 minAmir
2 Kings 5:12
1 Corinthians 13:5
What Gets Said Outside

I Went Out To Get Information

What Gets8 minTahoma
1 Corinthians 13:5
1 Timothy 5:4
Too Tired To Take Anyone

My Mother And My Children Both

Too Tired8 minTahoma
1 Timothy 5:4
Genesis 37:4
The One Who Will Not Come

The Other Two Are Watching Me

One Who8 minZariah
Genesis 37:4
Numbers 13:33
They Do Not Want To Come

I Ask In A Voice That Expects No

Not Want8 minJubilee
Numbers 13:33
1 Kings 19:12
Just Getting Out The Door

I Announced It And Everyone Went Quiet

Just Getting9 minCaleb
1 Kings 19:12
John 1:41
They Do Not Want To Come

I Ask The Whole Room At Once

Not Want8 minNova
John 1:41
Psalm 19:2
The Same Short Walk

I Am The Only One Who Is Bored

Same Short8 minMelody
Psalm 19:2
Matthew 16:3
Going Out In Bad Weather

I Check The Forecast To Get Out Of It

Going Out8 minMelody
Matthew 16:3
Galatians 6:9
They Do Not Want To Come

I Called It Leaving Them Alone

Not Want9 minElias
Galatians 6:9
Deuteronomy 6:7
The Same Short Walk

I Wanted Every Walk To Mean Something

Same Short9 minZev
Deuteronomy 6:7
Genesis 21:16
The One Who Will Not Come

He Is Forty And He Still Says No

One Who8 minElias
Genesis 21:16
Isaiah 40:29
Just Getting Out The Door

By Then I Have Already Asked Nine Times

Just Getting8 minImani
Isaiah 40:29
Psalm 139:12
Going Out In Bad Weather

It Is Dark Before I Am Free

Going Out9 minTahoma
Psalm 139:12
Psalm 6:6
Too Tired To Take Anyone

Tired In A Way Sleeping Does Not Fix

Too Tired8 minMelody
Psalm 6:6
1 Kings 18:44
Going Out In Bad Weather

I Read The Weather As A Sign

Going Out8 minZev
1 Kings 18:44
Proverbs 15:1
They Do Not Want To Come

I Turned Their No Into A Debate

Not Want8 minCaleb
Proverbs 15:1
Ecclesiastes 11:4
Going Out In Bad Weather

It Is Raining Again And That Is That

Going Out8 minElias
Ecclesiastes 11:4
1 Samuel 14:6
They Do Not Want To Come

Two Said No And One Put Shoes On

Not Want8 minTahoma
1 Samuel 14:6
Job 37:6
Going Out In Bad Weather

My Children Have Never Been Out In Rain

Going Out9 minAmir
Job 37:6
Micah 5:2
The Same Short Walk

Four Streets Is All We Have

Same Short8 minJubilee
Micah 5:2
Psalm 56:8
The One Who Will Not Come

I Am Grieving Somebody Who Is Upstairs

One Who8 minEliana
Psalm 56:8
Hebrews 4:9
Too Tired To Take Anyone

I Thought Resting Was Failing

Too Tired8 minZev
Hebrews 4:9
Proverbs 20:5
They Do Not Want To Come

The Groan Is Not About The Walk

Not Want8 minSantiago
Proverbs 20:5
1 John 4:18
What Gets Said Outside

I Am Afraid Of What They Might Say

What Gets8 minNova
1 John 4:18
Psalm 32:8
Too Tired To Take Anyone

Do Not Ask Me To Choose Anything

Too Tired8 minNova
Psalm 32:8
1 Samuel 8:7
They Do Not Want To Come

I Take Their No Home With Me

Not Want9 minZariah
1 Samuel 8:7
Psalm 139:23
Going Out In Bad Weather

It Was Me Who Did Not Like It

Going Out8 minZariah
Psalm 139:23
Psalm 42:11
Too Tired To Take Anyone

I Called It Tired For A Year

Too Tired9 minImani
Psalm 42:11
Genesis 8:22
Going Out In Bad Weather

I Am Waiting For A Nice Saturday

Going Out8 minCaleb
Genesis 8:22
Isaiah 41:13
Just Getting Out The Door

There Is Only Me At This Door

Just Getting8 minJubilee
Isaiah 41:13
Proverbs 17:6
What Gets Said Outside

They Tell Me And Not Their Mother

What Gets8 minEliana
Proverbs 17:6
Zechariah 4:10
Just Getting Out The Door

I Am Waiting Until It Is Worth Doing

Just Getting8 minSantiago
Zechariah 4:10
Psalm 147:17
Going Out In Bad Weather

It Is The Cold I Cannot Face

Going Out8 minSantiago
Psalm 147:17
2 Kings 6:17
The Same Short Walk

The Same Boring Route Every Time

Same Short8 minImani
2 Kings 6:17
Judges 2:10
Just Getting Out The Door

I Grew Up Outside And My Children Do Not

Just Getting9 minAmir
Judges 2:10
Luke 15:28
The One Who Will Not Come

He Comes Out For Everybody Else

One Who8 minAmir
Luke 15:28
Ecclesiastes 3:7
What Gets Said Outside

Nothing Was Said Again Tonight

What Gets8 minSantiago
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Revelation 3:20
They Do Not Want To Come

Everybody Groans So I Stopped Suggesting It

Not Want8 minMelody
Revelation 3:20
Luke 24:15
What Gets Said Outside

They Talk To Me Out There

What Gets8 minZev
Luke 24:15
Exodus 4:10
Just Getting Out The Door

I Take It Back Before Anyone Answers

Just Getting9 minMelody
Exodus 4:10
Matthew 21:30
They Do Not Want To Come

They Say Yes And Then Do Not Move

Not Want8 minAmir
Matthew 21:30
Psalm 139:2
The One Who Will Not Come

Yes To Them And No To Me

One Who8 minTahoma
Psalm 139:2
Acts 8:30
What Gets Said Outside

It Came Out At The Crossing

What Gets8 minCaleb
Acts 8:30
Genesis 33:14
The Same Short Walk

They Get Ahead And Wait For Me

Same Short8 minEliana
Genesis 33:14
Hosea 11:4
The One Who Will Not Come

I Keep Asking And It Has Become Pressure

One Who9 minMelody
Hosea 11:4
Psalm 131:2
What Gets Said Outside

It Came When I Gave Up Trying

What Gets8 minZariah
Psalm 131:2
Ephesians 6:4
The One Who Will Not Come

I Made It A Condition And Lost Him

One Who8 minSantiago
Ephesians 6:4
2 Timothy 1:5
Going Out In Bad Weather

I Was Raised To Think Wet Means Ill

Going Out8 minImani
2 Timothy 1:5
Isaiah 30:15
Too Tired To Take Anyone

We Went Out And It Was Worse

Too Tired8 minZariah
Isaiah 30:15
Jeremiah 6:16
The Same Short Walk

I Have Walked This Street Since I Was Six

Same Short8 minElias
Jeremiah 6:16
1 Kings 19:5
Too Tired To Take Anyone

I Know We Should Go And I Have Nothing Left

Too Tired8 minEliana
1 Kings 19:5
Matthew 6:22
The Same Short Walk

I Started Counting Instead Of Looking

Same Short8 minTahoma
Matthew 6:22
Psalm 127:2
Too Tired To Take Anyone

I Work Nights And They Are Awake In The Day

Too Tired8 minAmir
Psalm 127:2
Jeremiah 29:7
The Same Short Walk

I Do Not Like Where We Live

Same Short9 minZariah
Jeremiah 29:7
Zechariah 4:6
Just Getting Out The Door

By The Time Everyone Has Shoes On

Just Getting9 minTahoma
Zechariah 4:6