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Light Helps Us See
Beloved: The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. // 1 John 2:3 One of the traps of sin is that it blindfolds...
Hidden Swords, Hidden Grace
For I am the least of the Apostles, not fit to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. But by the grace of God I am...
For What Do You Hunger?
He has filled the hungry with good things. // Luke 1:53 “This isn’t how I thought it would happen,” I whispered to Him in the monstrance. This time with Him...
Innumerable Proofs of Love
I will put my spirit in you that you may live, and I will settle you upon your land; thus you shall know that I am the LORD. I have...
Love Is in the Boat
"Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid! He got into the boat with them . . . ." // Mark 6:50 I used to think that peace came...
Chosen for This Moment
"As he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him." // Ephesians 1:4 The skipping footsteps and tiny voices grew...
The Glory of God in You
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States—a day set aside for gratitude and gatherings. We know well the psychological, physical, and spiritual benefits of gratitude. Most of us has...
No Exchanging Prisons
I exhaled, communicating my fatigue to my friend on the other end of the telephone. I was in strong throws of situational anxiety and my hope was wringing out with...
Your Name Is on the List
One of the enemy's favorite lies to tell us—especially women—is that we are merely tolerated. We may have a few acquaintances and people at church who are nice to us,...
We Have a Choice
"Well, are we in or are we out?" My husband held my gaze across our kitchen table, the lines in our worn-down table representing the line the Lord was drawing...
Fortitude and Falling
Enlivened by his first experience zip-lining, my eldest son chirped endlessly in the backseat of our van. "Wasn't that awesome, mom?! Can you believe I did it?!" I was just...
In Despair, His Mercy Shines Through
Today's reading from Tobit is heavy. Sarah, daughter of Raguel, was married seven times. Each husband died on the night of the wedding, causing eyebrows to raise about the character...
