The Burden of Discernment
Discernment means investing in that which brings life and hope, even if we won’t see the fruit of it any time soon.
Discernment means investing in that which brings life and hope, even if we won’t see the fruit of it any time soon.
I can clearly see how the failures of others have made me doubt my ability to be loved and God’s ability to both protect me and accept me.
When we enjoy the gifts God has made available to us, we join in worship with creation.
The God who was God during every life-altering time period in history is still God now.
We are no longer looking out for our neighbors unless they agree with us.
We can find ourselves in these characters, particularly in regard to our relationship with the church.
Jesus’s words, like Maribel’s to her family, are a reminder that I’m not meant to handle it all myself.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the need in our world, to doubt even that God is actively at work.
The best way to wield power is to share it. Even Jesus did this with his disciples.
The process of grieving has us asking many questions. The most obvious is why.
God has the words of life that set my heart aflame and give me hope when I give up on myself.
Eve, and every one of us, struggle to wait for things to unfold according to God’s plan.
I have found, like my sweet DJ, to bask in my daily routine and to find in it my dwelling place.