Pause+Pray

Divorce is one of those painful experiences many of us do not anticipate will touch their personal lives. God does not hate divorced people or the choices they feel they have to make.

When angels told Joseph to take Mary into his home, flee Bethlehem for Egypt, and then leave Egypt for Nazareth, he did so without questioning.

Take a few extra minutes today and do something kind for yourself, giving yourself the same compassion you would offer to a loved one.

Even while the world is at a standstill, our minds can race. But it’s in the quieter moments where we find the space to breathe—and pray.

So often we are kind to others, yet we do not extend that same kindness to ourselves. We should see ourselves with the same loving eyes as our Creator does.

Can you have joy in a difficult time? Can you experience wonder and beauty, and rejoice in a time of pandemic? For St. Paul, joy is trusting that in all things God is your companion.