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Nelsie

hello! my name is Nelsie. i am a lover of words, art; nuance and tension. i am an advocate by profession, and an artist at heart. here, you will find words written by me and words written by me about words written by others. you will also find, from time to time, stills captured by me, other forms of artwork created by me and my playlists with some of my favorite music - both worship and secular. thank you for taking an interest in journeying with me along these still waters.

a collection of contemplative essays and poetry

11May

we live in an age where being a truth teller and justice seeker is met 

with much scoffing, suspicion and even isolation.

and to an extent, this is of no surprise.


for ages the so-called truth tellers, justice seeks and borderline 

legalistic have operated from a state of depravity -

a depravity of, in particular, love and tenderness.


we have at times earned ourselves the title:

borderline-Pharisee.


indeed, 

not every line needs to be crossed;

and not every hill needs a martyr.


but,


when those circumstances come, 

and come they will,

where the call to be a truth teller and justice seeker is unpopular 

because 

sparring has now been traded for coddling,

and neo-Phariseeism is on the rise -


be encouraged:

there is something significantly holy about your preoccupation with integrity and truth.


be warned:

do not allow your sense of justice to be corrupted by bitterness.


take heart:

the student is not greater than the Teacher.


those who have ears to hear, will hear;

those who have hears to hear, will listen and understand.


my dearest, fellow truth tellers and justice seekers, 

I beg of you:


when those times come, 

and come they have -

take your place

in the long historical line of 

stubborn saints

who have dared to go where others cowered to go,

as you pledge allegiance to 

Christ the King


no matter the cost.