Pause+Pray

Reflect Attention is a sign of love. When we pay attention to someone, or something, we are placing value on it, on them. We are saying—this matters. And when we don’t, it becomes very clear—what doesn’t. For instance, my wife can show me ...

After he feeds the 5,000, Jesus tells his disciples to gather up the fragments so nothing is wasted. Isn't that how God works in our lives, too?

Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel affirms that radical amazement is the heart of religious experience. Life is amazing.

G.K. Chesterton once wrote: “Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.”

The poet Rumi once wrote: “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” How often do we try to do too much in a given day?

Simplicity brings clarity and joy, freeing us from the burdens of excess.