Pause+Pray

God already knows the desires of our hearts, but he wants us to ask. Our loved ones know that we love them, but it feels good to hear and to say. God enjoys our heart-to-heart conversations with him too.

Depression and anxiety is not a reality one can just pray away. It's important to know that we can always seek medical, therapeutic, and spiritual help. God wants us to know he makes space for our pain.

Think how the light returning in your life each day is a miracle to behold. It might be the physical light of the sun or the light of a friend’s smile.

A young woman once politely declined an invitation by saying she was “already spoken for.” We all are already spoken for, as God has claimed us as his own.

The sin of greed arises from the belief that God cannot be trusted to take care of my needs and so I horde and hide the essentials of daily living. Greed’s antidote is trust in God and charity toward others.

Many of those I love are far away. Our paths have led us to live apart—across borders, even oceans. When I sense this absence, my heart aches.