When I found out my older (and only) sister (according to the flesh and according to the Christ) was going to be moving from Florida to Illinois…

 

This sojourner’s mourning keeps me yearning
for a time and space where
salt water won’t run down my face
and I’ll be around you all the time
and we will sing together,

His bride,
with perfect harmony
consumed in our attention and affection for the Lamb.
This sojourning will never feel comfortable enough,
and that’s how it was
designed to be.
Please,
Daddy,
Help me to proceed
enduring this journey
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon is an author, speaker, and spoken word artist based in Orlando, Florida. She has written three children’s books—Love Made, Love Gave, and Love Can—and a book for adults, Love Has a Story. Her first fiction book, a novel-in-verse titled If Hurricanes Were Flowers, is set to release in 2027 with InterVarsity Press. Born in Manila and raised in Orlando, Quina is of Filipina, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican descent. As a first-generation child of immigrants, her writing explores identity, migration, and how our personal and cultural stories echo Scripture’s grand narrative. She has helped create projects through her writing, editing, creative vision, teaching, and/or performing for clients like Christianity Today, Vū Virtual Production Studios, YouVersion Bible App, Propel Women, Chasing Justice, Truth's Table, The Gospel Coalition, Ballet 5:8, InterVarsity Press, Bethany House Publishers, Moody Publishers, The Good Book Company, Harvest House, Risen Motherhood, Cru, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Training Leaders International, and many more.

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