Pause+Pray

“For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” The passage from the Gospel of John (Jn 20:9) at the end of the reading for this Easter Sunday. Today is a day to ...

Knowing that Christ was willing to die for us is a profound message of how much we are loved. The challenge is to live out our lives as an expression of that love.

We all betray Jesus for a price. For Judas, it was 30 pieces of silver. For Peter, it was the fear of being recognized as a disciple.

Even as we wrestle with the realities of living in a human body—illness, aging, disability, declining health—we also have the opportunity to embrace our bodies as a means of experiencing God in the material world.

Prayer can become a laundry list of intentions so the Lord can get you through your day-to-day problems. It won’t change the situation, but it will change you. How do you need to switch up your prayer life?

Jesus of Nazareth’s prayer life was not Pollyanna. It was messy, honest, and complex. Even the Son of God experienced the pain of God’s absence.