Pause+Pray

As the world around us thaws and blossoms, new truths about God catch our attention in everyday ways. Let your observation of the changes brought by spring point your soul back to the resurrection.

Can we begin the morning in the most gentle way possible? Simply being? Just knowing in the silence that God is already here.

In his 2024 message for Lent, Pope Francis writes, “Lent is a season of grace in which the desert can become once more—in the words of the prophet Hosea—the place of our first love (Hos 2:16–17).”

Strive to be an encouraging friend, with full knowledge that God is in the situation and will make all work in his favor in some way.

Jesus taught us how to pray authentically, and the Lord’s Prayer provides us with a structure to offer our words up to God.

Sometimes I get angry with God. I used to feel that this was bad, but took comfort from the likes of David (“How long, oh Lord?”), Job, even Jesus (“Why have you forsaken me?”). Is your anger reflected in any ...