For the tradesman whose phone has gone quiet for nine weeks, this message holds his worth steady while the work is not arriving, with no advice about the trade and no prediction about the next job.
EliasAppalachian repentance
Messages
Habakkuk 3:17-18
The Long Drought
Five Dry Years on the Ridge Road
Habakkuk 3:17-18
Psalm 23:3
Harvest Came Late
A Diary I Do Not Recognize
Psalm 23:3
Isaiah 30:8
Seed Looks Dead
The Prayers I Wrote in a Blue Notebook
Isaiah 30:8
Isaiah 41:17-18
The Long Drought
Six Winters Since the Plant
Isaiah 41:17-18
Isaiah 44:3-4
Seed Looks Dead
The Blessing at the Door
Isaiah 44:3-4
Nahum 1:7
The Closed Door
Three Weeks I Have Not Said It
Nahum 1:7
Psalm 103:10-12
Harvest Came Late
Three Years and a Decade
Psalm 103:10-12
Psalm 33:18-19
The Closed Door
Nine Weeks of a Quiet Phone
Psalm 33:18-19
Galatians 6:9
Field I Abandoned
Four Tins Left on the Shelf
Galatians 6:9
Psalm 126:1-3
Harvest Came Late
The First Month in the Job I Waited For
Psalm 126:1-3
Luke 15:20
Field I Abandoned
The Place I Still Set
Luke 15:20
1 Corinthians 15:36-38
Seed Looks Dead
The Trolley at Four in the Morning
1 Corinthians 15:36-38
Jeremiah 32:9-15
Field I Abandoned
The House on the Pike Road
Jeremiah 32:9-15
1 Samuel 16:7
The Closed Door
The Fourteenth No
1 Samuel 16:7
Psalm 42:8
The Child Awaited
The Small Thing in the Drawer
Psalm 42:8
Matthew 6:31-34
Rent Is Friday
Two Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars by Friday
Matthew 6:31-34
Zechariah 4:10
Seed Looks Dead
Nine People for Three Years
Zechariah 4:10
Psalm 121:1-2
Rent Is Friday
Thursday at the Test Center
Psalm 121:1-2
Zephaniah 3:17
The Child Awaited
The Prayer We Stopped Saying Out Loud
Zephaniah 3:17
Luke 13:8-9
Field I Abandoned
The Boy the Staff Room Has Written Off
Luke 13:8-9
Habakkuk 2:3
Seed Looks Dead
Twenty Years With the Same Page
Habakkuk 2:3
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Harvest Came Late
The Year the Fields Finally Came In
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Lamentations 3:22-24
The Long Drought
The Seventh Winter in the Rented Room
Lamentations 3:22-24
Romans 12:15
The Child Awaited
Standing in the Hallway
Romans 12:15
Matthew 10:29-31
Rent Is Friday
Wednesday at the Hospital
Matthew 10:29-31
Psalm 34:18
The Child Awaited
The Shower on Saturday
Psalm 34:18
Genesis 45:5-8
Harvest Came Late
Eight Years and One Table
Genesis 45:5-8
Isaiah 66:13
The Child Awaited
The Christening in the Cold Church
Isaiah 66:13
Proverbs 16:9
The Closed Door
The Final Two, Twice
Proverbs 16:9
Psalm 116:7
Harvest Came Late
Eleven Years and Then a Title
Psalm 116:7
Psalm 16:5-6
Field I Abandoned
The Garden They Are Going to Build On
Psalm 16:5-6
Isaiah 40:11
The Child Awaited
They Ask at Every Gathering
Isaiah 40:11
Psalm 13:1-2
The Long Drought
Four Years Written in Blue Ink
Psalm 13:1-2
Hebrews 6:10
Seed Looks Dead
Ten Years of Sunday Mornings
Hebrews 6:10
Psalm 62:5-8
The Long Drought
Nine Years and No Wage
Psalm 62:5-8
Psalm 71:17-18
The Closed Door
The Eleven Years I Cannot Explain Away
Psalm 71:17-18
Psalm 56:8
Rent Is Friday
The Collection on Saturday
Psalm 56:8
Psalm 68:5-6
The Long Drought
One Room, Fifth Year
Psalm 68:5-6
Psalm 75:6-7
The Closed Door
The Certificate in the Bottom of the Bag
Psalm 75:6-7
Psalm 62:1-2
The Child Awaited
Fifth Year on the List
Psalm 62:1-2
Psalm 1:3
Seed Looks Dead
Forty-Two, and a Degree
Psalm 1:3
Psalm 23:1
Rent Is Friday
The Letter About the Rent
Psalm 23:1
Hebrews 13:2
Field I Abandoned
The Table You Keep Setting
Hebrews 13:2
Genesis 22:14
Rent Is Friday
The Deposit Due Friday
Genesis 22:14
Psalm 34:10
The Long Drought
The Last Week of the Month
Psalm 34:10
Psalm 46:1
Rent Is Friday
The Notice With Tuesday On It
Psalm 46:1
Isaiah 43:2
The Long Drought
Two Jobs and No Bottom
Isaiah 43:2
Luke 12:24
Rent Is Friday
The Uniform List in August
Luke 12:24
Ephesians 2:10
The Closed Door
Between Things
Ephesians 2:10
Psalm 13:1-6
The Child Awaited
The Announcement You Muted
Psalm 13:1-6
Psalm 37:23-24
Field I Abandoned
The Exam I Have Failed Twice
Psalm 37:23-24
Mark 6:31
The Long Drought
The Sixth Year of Wednesdays
Mark 6:31
Psalm 77:7-12
Harvest Came Late
Answered in the Twentieth Year
Psalm 77:7-12
Zechariah 4:6
Field I Abandoned
Eleven People and a Kettle
Zechariah 4:6
Psalm 27:13-14
The Long Drought
Still in the Room I Grew Up In
Psalm 27:13-14
Psalm 145:15-16
Rent Is Friday
The Tank at a Quarter
Psalm 145:15-16
Matthew 6:6
Field I Abandoned
Four People on a Tuesday Night
Matthew 6:6
Genesis 16:13
Rent Is Friday
Counted Four Times
Genesis 16:13
Mark 4:26-27
Seed Looks Dead
Under the Unchanged Ground
Mark 4:26-27
Psalm 90:14-15
Harvest Came Late
Thirty, and a Cardboard Hat
Psalm 90:14-15
Isaiah 55:10-11
Seed Looks Dead
Nothing Above the Soil
Isaiah 55:10-11
Psalm 34:6
Rent Is Friday
The Prescription and the Bus Fare
Psalm 34:6
Psalm 18:19
The Closed Door
The Job I Could Not Stay In
Psalm 18:19
Psalm 126:5-6
Seed Looks Dead
The Letter I Sent in April
Psalm 126:5-6
Psalm 139:1-3
The Child Awaited
Everyone Else's Second
Psalm 139:1-3
Joel 2:25-27
Harvest Came Late
The Bottles Beside the Old Calendar
Joel 2:25-27
Isaiah 40:27-28
The Long Drought
Four Years of Saying Fine
Isaiah 40:27-28
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Harvest Came Late
The Keys in My Hand and I Cried
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
Seed Looks Dead
The Prayer I Prayed Over a Blanket
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
Psalm 40:1-3
The Long Drought
The Third Year of the Appeal
Psalm 40:1-3
Romans 8:26
The Child Awaited
You Meant It, and It Cost You
Romans 8:26
Psalm 31:15
Harvest Came Late
Nobody Would Ever Know
Psalm 31:15
Matthew 6:31-34
The Closed Door
The Shoes Waiting by the Door
Matthew 6:31-34
Lamentations 3:25-26
The Child Awaited
The End of What They Can Offer
Lamentations 3:25-26
Psalm 130:5-6
Harvest Came Late
Six Years and He Walked In
Psalm 130:5-6
Psalm 147:3
The Child Awaited
The Month Nobody Knew About
Psalm 147:3
Philippians 4:19
Rent Is Friday
The Form Due Monday
Philippians 4:19
Isaiah 42:3
Field I Abandoned
While We Have the Van
Isaiah 42:3
Psalm 139:16
The Closed Door
Overqualified, Again
Psalm 139:16
Hebrews 13:3
Field I Abandoned
Nineteen Letters and No Answer
Hebrews 13:3
Isaiah 46:4
The Closed Door
The Box Where the Year Goes
Isaiah 46:4
1 Corinthians 13:7
Field I Abandoned
The Friend Everyone Else Stopped Ringing
1 Corinthians 13:7
Psalm 10:17
The Closed Door
Four Shifts and No Answer
Psalm 10:17
John 12:24
Seed Looks Dead
Five Years of Being Polite
John 12:24