Pause+Pray

Reflect “Lord, open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise.” I begin morning prayer with these words from Psalm 51. Recently I have consciously, silently, integrated them into my teaching. I hope to bring these words to life ...

Reflect There is such an abundance of poetic passages to carry in your heart, especially from the Gospel of John: Remain in me, as I remain in you (15:4). Reflect on the gift of the overlap of love, Jesus’ love ...

Reflect There is a quiet moment after the resurrection, when Jesus enters into the upper room and greets his disciples. After bidding them be at peace, he shows them his wounds. And that’s when we read, “The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord” (Jn 20:20). ...

Reflect  Three times in chapter 20 of John’s gospel, Jesus greets his disciples with “Peace be with you.” How well he knew them, his “brothers,” after their years together.  Their world had collapsed. They were afraid. Once would not do, ...

Reflect In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul affirms that even as we live, we are continually being handed over to death—for the sake of Jesus.  What does that mean? What does it mean to be handed over to death ...

Reflect When we think of nourishment, our first thought is probably related to our bodies, specifically food. And while physical nourishment is, of course, very important, we can also be fed in many other ways, such as mentally and spiritually. ...