Violeta Altmann

Category: Poetry

  • A weekly online class

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    If it wasn’t for our weekly Isaiah class… I would have been worse for wear. This year has been disorienting, difficult. We were stripped of all artificial crutches and were faced with our limitations.  First things first.  I have nothing to prove. And yet, as I say I struggle with self worth, I realize there…

  • November 2020 transitions

    November 2020 transitions

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     After a season of depression Joyless days felt suffocating A season of anger followed. A ticking bomb.  Everything irritable. Then I confessed my furry. This overwhelming burden. Then I entered into the season of tears Crying out of nothing Cleansing my eyes Cleansing my heart. Relief.  Then Joy restored.  Joy restored my heart.  My courage.…

  • Isaiah 62

    Isaiah 62

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    As I struggle with self worth during the lockdownI read a word of wisdom, an insight regarding adopteesAnd their inherent struggle with self worthBecause as infants, they were given up.I sit silent for a momentAnd feel the future pain of my daughters. This struggle thoughcan find its resolution and healing in Christ,In Christ alone. Reading…

  • Growing pains

    Growing pains

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    We all grow. In different ways. Parents and children, side by side.  This week I set my decibel bar low. And it was a success from that point of view… though I myself cried more, it was definitely more cathartic. Last week I oscillated between deep sadness to hot furry. Disobedience. Exuberance. Disagreements. As I…

  • Introspection shared

    Introspection shared

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    I always believed thatstepping into the lightis the first step into freedom.As we grow old,discerning the lightseems to be the hardest part of the process.And then harder yet, embracing vulnerability.The trick is that,once you submerse yourselfinto the grace of God,Facing the TruthLooking intentlyinto the mirror of God’s Wordconfessing and accept His forgiveness,the onlookers hold no…

  • Isaiah 61 – garment of praise

    Isaiah 61 – garment of praise

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    I stayed with this beautiful text. And at first I heard nothing. I felt nothing. After reading it every day, for a few days, I woke up at night and I could finally articulate my thoughts. Here are my reflections. Thanks to the rabbi for making me sit with the text. My hardened heart and hardened…

  • He quickly responds

    He quickly responds

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    Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.  Isaiah 58 Half asleep, I hear my daughter call me every night.In her sleep she cries out:“Mommy!”“Yes, ivy? I’m here!” Then… silence.  She wakes me up As if to check.She always insists.And I respond. Begrudgingly of late.When will this…

  • The Word and a Home

    The Word and a Home

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    Turning to the WordI regain perspectiveAlmost instantlyA thirsty landIn an endless droughtDrinking up the TruthI only ought to open The pages Come and drink fresh waters A word stuck with meThat a sculptor gifted us with“Seek first the kingdom of GodAnd His righteousnessAnd everything else shall be given to you” Our father is generousAnd no…

  • Fellowship online

    Fellowship online

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    The despair of dullness Brought to the surfaceAs we face our present state of mind, of life We are still aching from the pervasive distancing Not knowing when it would end The virus is closing in On our closest community Dangerously fear and uncertainty are suffocating  The soul dullness dissipates Cleared with a gentle breath,Blown into the murky watersAnd we watch The mesmerizing ripples…

  • A parent

    A parent

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    The girls cling onto meBecause I correct themBecause I comfort them Because I don’t shy away from difficult situations  The moment daddy stepped in to correct and serve their needs,I saw their respect and affection grow for him. Instantly. I don’t seek their dependency Or adoration I am a speaker of truth and I am more concerned with…

  • Anxiety

    Anxiety

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    The best parenting is done through prayer. in a few days both my girls are starting school. If we cover our eyes and ears completely we remain uninformed and vulnerable and ignorant. If we listen too much to what everyone is saying, we are in danger of losing heart. Yesterday was a hard day. I…

  • Comfort in Isaiah

    Comfort in Isaiah

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    My friend and pastor Rabbi Morganescu started a 4 week sermon series on Isaiah. He is a servant of God, who finds creative ways to include the farthest of God’s children, to bring them on the journey of studying the Bible. I have been tremendously encouraged by our Thursday international Isaiah zoom class. Change, hope,…