Pause+Pray

Humility isn’t self-deprecation; it’s the joy of standing rightly before God and others. St. Francis knew this: When we recognize how small we are—and yet how deeply loved—we begin to glimpse the vastness of God's power and tenderness.

Our minds often focus on the “big things” we are pushing toward, but each day is also an opportunity to enjoy and experience the “little things.”

When you are wronged, how do you react? Do you stew in anger? How quickly do you forgive? Take a moment to think about how you reacted to recent offenses.

There are seasons in life when my prayer life seems to be nonexistent, where I focus more on what I should be praying versus actually praying.

The world's stresses have emptied our compassion cups and left us feeling hollow. Most of us are suffering from burnout.

“I am so afraid to open my clenched fists!” wrote Henri Nouwen. Without the assistance of grace, there is not much over which we willingly surrender control.