‘…to go deep inside, to travel the wasteland and see the flag iris waiting in the muddy womb, the water-promise still only a dream, and to anyone unfamiliar with the landscape, they are not even a possibility, not even a thing, hidden as they are, waiting to shock the world with a loudness of yellow, and i being witness to the mud, the path as familiar as my own breath, a soft body of failure and faith-ravaged stories, had i not walked the spine of this road with my eyes wide open to what i cannot see, would never have known the riotious beauty waiting to happen…’
— lessons on faith from the flag iris
© Liezel Graham 2025
walk with your eyes wide open to what you cannot see.
you are a wise creature.
you have seen many things.
you just need reminding that things, much like flag irises, take the time they take.
patience, lovely heart.
liezel
liezel graham 
Oh Liezel, thank you. I have fallen in love with the flag iris!
I’m weeping as I read your words…..”you just need reminding that things, much like flag irises, take the time they take.”
Just the truth and wisdom I needed today.
Love to you Gaye xo
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Gaye, lovely soul, thank you and I send you so much love today!
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I am waiting…for beauty to emerge from the mud of a broken and tangled parent-child relationship within my family. Patience is not easy…but I pray for Easter joy to rise from what currently feels like a time of death and hopelessness.
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That is always a very tender space to dwell in… may it all work out in such a way that you will be astounded at the grace!
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Dear Liezel, thank you for your caring response. Grace is certainly what we need to carry us through this difficult time. xx
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