Monthly Archives: July 2026

Vincent, in the Bright Ache of God

Posted on July 30, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(for the 136th year of his passing) My wife and I came with open hearts to your humble grave in Auvers— a simple stone, ivy climbing like a soft benediction, silence holding your name as gently as a wound. We … Continue reading →

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True Love at the Brick Wall

Posted on July 29, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(For Bishop Kenneth L. Carder) A daughter openeda cedar box, and liftedher father’s wordsinto the light. Pages remembered.Hope remembered.The Spiritstill remembered. The old sermonrang again: “Leave the shallow places.Walk into the deeper truth.” For Godis always found among the forgotten,among … Continue reading →

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Grateful Heart

Posted on July 28, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(For the Constitution Day of the Republic of Korea) Today, as I celebratemy beloved wife’sseventy-third birthday, another giftquietly enters my heart— the President’s gratitudeofferedto the people. The Constitutionturns another pagein the lifeof the Republic. Seventy-eight years ago, on July 12, … Continue reading →

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“Dandelion”

Posted on July 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

TodayI complete my seventy-seventh yearupon this generous earth, and I receive the dayas one receives morning light— without deserving it,yet full of gratitude. Yet while I rejoiced, another birthdaywas unfolding beyond my sight. Somewhere near Vladivostok, an old Korean familygathered … Continue reading →

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“Meeting After a Quarter Century Passed”

Posted on July 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

This afternoon, the children of the mockingbirds gathered on the backyard fence, speaking all at once, as though they knew someone precious had come home. Two little puppies rested upon the grass, their breathing slower than the summer wind. The … Continue reading →

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“Living in the Well”

Posted on July 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

—while in conversation with Rev. Tim Riss There are those who spend a lifetime living inside a well. The sky above them is neither false nor complete. It is simply the measure their eyes have learned. To know the boundary … Continue reading →

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“Peace with Justice”

Posted on July 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Peace is not the silence left behind by exhausted armies. Peace is justice learning to breathe through human hands. It is the widow who no longer fears the night. It is the child who falls asleep without listening for sirens. … Continue reading →

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For WanHee’s 73rd Birthday

Posted on July 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Seventy-three years— and stillyou teach the morninghow to bloom. Your handshave painted loveinto our home, your hearthas turned ordinary daysinto grace. Each day I give thanks to God. Long before we met,He prepared someoneso beautiful,so kind,so gracious,and so lovelyto walk … Continue reading →

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“Beauty of Gyeongbokgung Palace”

Posted on July 23, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

The deepest beauty of Gyeongbokgungdoes not restin painted eaves,weathered pillars,or roofsthat lift themselvestoward the Korean sky. Neither is it foundonly among ancient pines,where the windrecites forgotten dynasties,nor in the careful handsthat once measuredwood and stoneinto harmony. Its true beautydwells within … Continue reading →

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“When the Earth Cries Out”

Posted on July 15, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(For Joan Sebastian Guerrero, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and all whose names become prayers) The earth cried out before anyone spoke. Before the reports were written. Before the questions were asked. Before explanations searched for words that could never mend a … Continue reading →

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