Pause+Pray

Given the year we’ve left behind, 2021 seems like a breath of fresh air. Let us welcome the new year with our eyes affixed on the horizon.

Christmas truly is a beautiful and holy day. Still, like all things in our spiritual life, it’s part of a continuum. Advent fades out as Christmas grows brighter.

In Luke 1:26–38, the angel Gabriel visits Mary. Before delivering the news that she would become pregnant, Gabriel prefaces the message by saying, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”

Though you may not envision yourself as a prophet or evangelizer, you might not realize the ways you are actually spreading the gospel.

Thank you that my needs are simple. Help me resist the urge to order from each colorful catalog. Lead me to make good choices.

God never ceases to be generous with us, even when we do not pay attention or miss things.