Pause+Pray

I wonder if there’s an invitation from our Creator in these days of dwindling light to not only tolerate the dark, but to embrace it, to find a kind of peace there.

Joy and sorrow often walk hand-in-hand. Grief doesn’t cancel out gladness. We might be tempted to ignore the pain, but in our sadness we can discover God’s grace

I stood on the dock of a frozen pond, and the ice began making echoing, eerie noises as it shifted. I was suddenly inspired to call one of my adult children and let them know how much I love them. ...

Christmas isn’t just a celebration of a birth, but of a new way of being. This is a day for joy: not manufactured cheer, but deep joy that says, “God is with us.” Always.

Before the angels sing, before the shepherds kneel, there is silence. Christmas Eve invites us to stop and breathe in the holy stillness.

St. Teresa of Avila writes, “The important thing is to not think much but to love much.”  What do you feel when you read these words?