SEASON OF HOPE
Christ on the Cross reminds us that the battle against sin has been won. God conquered death for love of my heart.
MESSENGER OF THE RESURRECTION
Jesus can reveal himself to others, but he chooses to use us, making us messengers of the Resurrection.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE RESURRECTION
We all have a story to tell by the way we live. Will it be a story of tragedy or one of hope?
THE IN-BETWEEN PLACE
In this waiting between the Crucifixion and Resurrection, I faced my own darkness and chose to embrace my light.
COME OUT OF YOUR HIDING PLACE
What is it that coils around me, keeping me from freedom? Can I imagine myself giving that to Jesus as I venerate the cross?
COMPLETE JOY
Lent reminded me of the truth that my joy is not complete if I am unable to join Jesus in the darkness as well as the light.
BETRAYAL
Is there anything that I place above God? What do I need to further detach myself from that prevents me from loving and following God completely with all my heart, mind and soul?
KNOWING OURSELVES AS HIS CHILDREN
Jesus knows and loves us, despite our ability (or lack thereof) to act upon our best intentions.
POURED OUT IN LOVE AND GRATITUDE
As we move through Holy Week, we are invited to return to those moments of grace in our lives when Jesus has revealed himself to us in prayer, community, and service.
A CURRENT EVENT
The Passion of Jesus is happening today. The Passion is not a historical account of something that happened 2,000 years ago.
DREAM BIG
I pray that we may see the workings of an infinitely creative God who dreamed up the fantastic reality of creation.
INTIMACY THROUGH SORROW
Heavenly Father, help me learn to lean on you in my moments of sorrow and trust in your love.
WORD OF LIFE
The more I pray and spend time with him, I realize that Jesus is humorous and he loves me so much.
WHY ME? WHY NOT ME?
People undergoing hardship often ask, “Why me?” But just as valid is the question, “Why not me?”
SIMPLY ASK
My prayer for this Lent is that we may receive the grace of awareness of how utterly dependent we are on God and how much He delights in our prayers.
NOT ALONE
I am reminded God is with me, guiding me on all my journeys. No matter where I am or what I am doing, I am not alone. I have nothing to fear for He is by my side.
LET GOD CLEAN UP
God knows we are going to make a mess. He loves us anyway. He does ask us to repent, to clean up, but he never asks that we do it alone.
LIVING WITHOUT PREJUDICES IS DIFFICULT
One of the hardest spiritual tasks is to live without prejudices. Sometimes we aren’t even aware how deeply rooted our prejudices are.
A BROKEN HEART IS AN OPEN HEART
I marvel at the idea that it is when our heart is broken open that we have the difficult and beautiful opportunity to let God fill it and work through it.
RELENTLESS LOVE
I am being invited to face the struggles/conflicts and that all of these things make up who I am but don’t define me, just as God isn’t only defined as the God of “wrath and punishment.”