How Will We Respond When The Holy Spirit Creatively Helps Us To Overcome Obstacles?

Good Morning Friends, Be cautious when someone flatters you by saying you “fell from heaven”—the devil did that too. Pride, fear, and misplaced trust can all interfere with a healthy relationship with Jesus. Today’s devotion invites us to consider personal responsibility, the paralysis that can come from resisting God’s sovereignty, and the power of friendship … Continue reading How Will We Respond When The Holy Spirit Creatively Helps Us To Overcome Obstacles?

Are You Listening When God Speaks In The Quiet And Sends Us Out To Share The Gospel?

Good Morning Friends, There are moments in Scripture when the veil feels thin—when God’s voice breaks into ordinary life and calls someone by name. Today’s readings give us two such moments: a sleepy boy in the temple learning to hear God for the first time, and a weary Messiah rising before dawn to pray. Together, … Continue reading Are You Listening When God Speaks In The Quiet And Sends Us Out To Share The Gospel?

Are You Open To Waiting To Catch The Spirit Of A Relationship With God?

Good Morning Friends, This morning we see how God opens and shuts doors and produces amazing and immediate results when the timing is right related to the divine plan. The Holy Spirit makes success out of what some call failures. And it happens when the focus is on God. Today we see how Jesus guides … Continue reading Are You Open To Waiting To Catch The Spirit Of A Relationship With God?

When Did You First Feel An Anointing With God’s Leadership Of Love?

Good Morning Friends, I asked my grandsons a year ago when they were three to tell me about God. One said, “God made everything. God understands pain. My pain. He wants us to pray and go to church.” The younger of the two simply said. “God is in me.” They did not say that God is … Continue reading When Did You First Feel An Anointing With God’s Leadership Of Love?

Will We Take God’s Inspirational Math To Heart?

Good Morning Friends, Today’s telling of the feeding of the five thousand from Mark reads like a Kingdom‑minded sacrament—an earthly glimpse of the heavenly feast. It is more than a miracle of food or a memory of Moses organizing the tribes. It is Jesus offering an invitation to salvation. And when we hold this story alongside … Continue reading Will We Take God’s Inspirational Math To Heart?

Will We Allow Ourselves To Be Transformed By The Reality That We Are Loved Into Being?

Good Morning Friends, Forgiving ourselves is rarely simple. Many of us carry regrets we revisit again and again. As a society, we also struggle with patterns that harm our mental and spiritual health... disconnection isolation, and a lack of meaningful engagement. These pressures weaken our resilience and make it harder to rise after we fall. But … Continue reading Will We Allow Ourselves To Be Transformed By The Reality That We Are Loved Into Being?