Pause+Pray

Routine can have a deadening effect on our minds and souls. Take a break from work or house chores today. Make a mental note of how it changes your day.

At the heart of love is the willingness to sacrifice for the well-being of others. Meditate on the words of Rabbi Hillel the Great, “If I am not for myself, who will be? If I am only for myself, who ...

Grief cannot be outrun. Let today's prayer both honor your mourning and remind you of the joy in God’s heart.

How respectfully St. Paul speaks with Athenians, “looking carefully” at their shrines. He credits their poets for expressing that we too are God’s offspring.

Emotional and physical pain are parts of life, but that doesn’t make them easy to endure. Sometimes prayer is the best medicine.

Whether or not we realize it, we are all truly blessed in some way. It is often in the individual day-to-day moments that we can find true joy.