“Whether walking our dog and greeting others out for walks or runs, or sitting in our front yard waving to passing cars, the spring allows us to come reunite with those we find in our communities. These warm days are teaching my children once again the beauty of a wave and simple hello.”
“Rest feels so countercultural when everything else seems to tell us to get more and do more and be more. Our schedules fill up in the blink of an eye and vacations get pushed off to someday.”
“My daughter cheers, ‘Summer’s coming!’ I join her in that song of hopefulness and joy. But for now, for today, it’s spring. The season of resurrection and new life.”
“Train our eyes to see in the dark. On that Friday, that we call good, help us to see the love laid out for the world, on the cross, never to be surpassed.”
“It’s almost Holy Week, the time when we relive the story of Jesus’ last week on earth. The story that turns the world upside down. The story that walks through death to bring about life.”
“My days in Lent do look different in this season of my life. But they are no less faithful.”
“And in the quiet of the night as we rock our little ones and say a prayer, may we know, too, that you hold and embrace us.”
“I can’t help but wonder what each person is holding as they walk to church.”
“I was drawn into the pages. I was drawn into God’s word in a new, deeper way.”
“Help us to settle into the darkness so we can see your light breaking through.”