woman standing quietly, eyes closed, meditating.

Take Time to Be Quiet

Christopher Heffron December 18, 2024

Too often we spend the season of Advent rushing, wrapping, planning, and budgeting. But we’re missing the point.

woman resting her head on her hand with a heavy heart.

Prayer for Heavy Hearts

Christopher Heffron December 10, 2024

How often do we fail to entrust the future to God? How quickly do we worry about what we cannot control?

hand writing a note onto a piece of paper.

Let’s Count Our Blessings

Christopher Heffron November 27, 2024

God sends us blessings throughout the day, though we don’t always recognize them. To cultivate a grateful heart, first pray for openness.

man walking in a public area surrounded by people

Prayers for the Unknown

Christopher Heffron November 4, 2024

On a road trip recently, our car was one of many on the interstate. Countless people breezed past us on their hurried way, and I realized that, though I will never know them, we are connected.

Dear Reader: ‘It Will Be Happier’

Christopher Heffron October 25, 2024

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a poet I’ve long admired, once wrote that “hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’”