Pause+Pray

When my life is lacking simplicity or discipline, whenever it feels chaotic, I sometimes fantasize about living like a monk or a friar.

No matter the time or place, there are always challenges for young people growing up. We need to be a guiding light and safe place for them during their time of growth and discovery.

Consider for a moment the many hands that made the plate of food in front of you possible.

We all have been made in the image of a creative God, and we mirror that divine creativity in millions of ways. Let’s pray today to find creative expressions to nourish our souls.

What would it look like to consider resting in your inherent union with the divine in the unknown, in the proverbial desert, and in the tension?

Forgiving others is hard--maybe it even feels impossible. But through God all things are possible.