HUMBLE AND BEAUTIFUL
In this time of social distancing, let us ask ourselves, “How can we wash one another’s feet without actually touching?”
CHOOSING COURAGE
The root of the word courage is “cor” the Latin word for heart. What if courage meant digging deeper into our heart and staying true to what is there, pleasant or not?
ESSENTIALLY HUMAN
I am reminded in a most simple way that each of us is human first…our existence as vulnerable living organisms precedes everything else, uniting us as a species.
GOING INTO HIDING
Perhaps this is a time when we don’t need Jesus to give us strength; perhaps this is a time when we need Jesus to give us weakness.
FULFILLING THE COVENANT
What can I offer up as a deeper sacrifice on behalf of others in this time of great suffering?
QUARANTINED FREEDOM
Our choice is not to focus on the narrow, but to narrow our focus. The gate that leads to life is not about restriction. It is about an entry into the expansive.
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
In our isolation, might God be inviting us to a love that’s greater than the pandemic that seizes the heart of every person today?
HE CALLS ME OUT
While we often find ourselves waiting for him in times of suffering and uncertainty, the Father waits for us.
PRAYER IN DARK TIMES
From Jesus’ prayer in the garden, we learn how we too can pray in a dark time.
BECOMING A BLESSING
Every day brings new possibilities. Lord, what do you ask of me in the next 24 hours? How can I be a blessing today?
LOOKING BEYOND OURSELVES
God is inviting me, all of us, to slow down and care for more than what’s around us. He is inviting us to make sacrifices, check in on our family and friends.
MARY’S YES
It was the offering of that hurt into His hands that would give me the healing I so anxiously prayed for. All I had to do was trust in God as Mary did.
GOD IS WITHIN HER
God is my stronghold, not only when I feel the presence of God, but also because God is within.
BELIEVE
Like the royal official believed that Jesus would heal his dying son, Jesus invites us to believe in His promise of life.
CHECKING IN
Perhaps now is the time to really check in with each other, to extend love, and to learn how God’s love can reach across miles and through our quarantined walls.
FATHERS OF FAITH
We wait in hope. We wait amidst uncertainty. We wait for a healthy, safe future.
TEACHING YOU TO OBSERVE
Grace, I have learned, is more present in imperfection than in perfection because that is when we are still teachable.