Pause+Pray

Reflect It’s easy to get caught up with the frenetic pace of life, to forget that someone in our path today might be hurting quietly, anonymously. Our faith teaches us to be aware not only of God’s grandeur and the ...

Reflect We often go to God in prayer, but do we ever allow God to pray over us? May this prayer inspire your Christian imagination to experience the intimate grace that perpetually washes over us every day. May it baptize ...

Why do you suppose Matthew's Gospel includes these four particular women--Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba--in Jesus’ genealogy?

Reflect “I recently saw a poster that read, ‘Worry is the misuse of the imagination.’ Things seldom happen as we expect. Most of our fears turn out to be our imaginings. The difficulties we anticipated become very simple in reality. ...

Reflect Advent is a season of waiting. The Lord is developing and preparing us through the waiting. Let’s thank Jesus for the season of joy and light ahead, and let’s thank the Lord for the miracles to come. Let’s wrap ...

In our personal lives and in our politics, let us strive to follow God’s way rather than our own self-interests. Let's put the common good—God’s realm of Shalom—ahead of power and politics.