
When You Feel Lost
While we’re disconnected from our communities and the lives we once knew, it’s easy to believe the lie that we’re lost or don’t have a home.
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While we’re disconnected from our communities and the lives we once knew, it’s easy to believe the lie that we’re lost or don’t have a home.

Being alone can have its blessings—but some of us endure loneliness each and every day. May this prayer be a comfort to those who struggle with solitude.

It happens every time there is a major life event. Sometimes it’s a national tragedy, such as a school shooting. It could be an illness or a devastating diagnosis. But whatever it is, as soon as we’re aware of it, we immediately begin to offer “thoughts and prayers” to all those involved.

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” A sticky note containing this quote by Anne Lamott hangs on the wall just under my computer screen, where it is always in my sight

When my family moved into my parent’s house to care for my dad following my mom’s death, we unknowingly took on a big challenge. And, no, I don’t mean taking care of Dad.

There are certain moments in our lives that stick with us. Some are happy; some are sad. But they change our lives, nonetheless.

Sometimes when we personally experience God active and moving in our life, he calls us to things we may not understand or feel a little uncertain about.

Sometimes a life of faith can feel overwhelming, more like a burden than a gift of grace.

Regardless of our political perspective, we recognize that we are in a troubled time in which we cannot sit on the sidelines and trust our future and the future of the planet solely to our political leaders.

The heartache of loss can last a long time and even get in the way of nurturing other relationships. God’s love for us and those we have lost is the healing light we need to see the way forward.