Can beauty be born from emptiness?
The word hollow means having a hole or empty space inside. Tonight, as I sat quietly, the word arrived like a whisper—and echoed through the still chambers of my mind.
I was reminded of a movie I watched a few weeks ago. It told the story of a mother desperately trying to save her very ill daughter. They lived a quiet life on a farm. One day, the little girl’s sister invited her to climb an old, twisted tree.
As they sat there, the tree cracked—and the sick child fell into the hollow of its trunk.
The town rallied. Search teams came. And while her mother prayed, the girl remained trapped for hours. Miraculously, she was rescued with no injury. But the greater miracle was this: she was healed completely, and later spoke of heavenly things.
That memory stirred a deeper question in me:
Does God show up in the hollows of our lives? Does He fill the emptiness with His love? Does His healing touch flow through the cracks, the voids, the silences?
Does He choose to dwell in the shadows of our minds… illuminating the darkest corners??… He gently, miraculously, gives us rest?
There are times when I wonder if these glimpses I see in my mind are His majestic presence filling the hollows of my mind with beautiful dreams and visions of wonder.
So, with that thought, I am closing my eyes and whispering with my heart:
Dear Heavenly Father, fill the hollows of my mind with your splendor, as my soul rejoices in your presence til morning light.
It’s Him. It will always be Him.
The Bible often contrasts the “hollow” with the “whole”—reminding us that emptiness is not the absence of God, but the invitation for Him to come and fill us with His truth, His healing, and His love.
“But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.” - Luke 5:16 (ESV)
‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. - Acts 2:17
Designed & Written by Lori Garner
Bible Collaboration - Joann Turnbull
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