We cannot expect our younger selves to have understood what only a lifetime of experience could teach us. I have often heard it said that the year before a major milestone becomes a reflective one. A year of looking backwards as much as forwards. Of taking stock. Of remembering who you were, who you became,…
Tag: hope
Never Abandoned
Our vulnerability does not diminish our faith; it reminds us how deeply we need God. Five years ago today, I received news that changed my life. But two days before that, on an ordinary Monday morning, my body gave me the first terrifying sign that something was terribly wrong. Nothing about the morning itself felt…
More ordinary days
Sometimes the greatest relief comes not from having all our questions answered, but from being given a little more room to breathe. There are weeks when the whole world feels unsteady. This has been one of them. So much in the wider world feels fragile at the moment, with economies shaking, nations on edge, and…
He is Risen!
Sometimes we arrive at a moment believing we know how the story ends, only to discover that God has written something we never imagined. There is an ancient and joyous Paschal greeting that has echoed across generations of Christians, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ and proclaiming hope, new life, and the victory of life…
Love Like That
The deepest response to extraordinary love is to let it transform our lives. The cross is a hard thing to look at. It is rough wood. Cruel wood. A place of suffering and shame, where human beings were nailed and left to die. There is nothing gentle about it. Nothing soft. Nothing in the scene…
The Gift of Lament
Sometimes the greatest kindness is allowing someone to be honest about their pain without asking them to find the bright side. I was probably in my early twenties when I read a book that would leave a lasting impression on me. I cannot remember every detail of what was written, but one thought settled so…
The Speed of Change
There is a quiet mercy in the ordinary days when nothing unexpected happens. There are seasons in life when almost nothing seems to change. Days follow one another so faithfully they begin to blur. Morning arrives, evening settles, and tomorrow looks much like today. Life moves along its tracks with a reassuring rhythm. Predictable. Familiar….
Echoed Dreams
We can share the wisdom of our years without passing on the limits of our fears. She talks about her dreams as if they are already beginning to take shape, imagining a life in bright strokes, full of meaning and promise. There is such conviction in her voice, such beautiful confidence in the possibilities ahead…
Between Breaths
Perhaps making peace with our past begins not with wishing it had been different, but with finding the courage to acknowledge it as part of who we are today. New Year’s Eve is the night when time asks us to look back. Not with nostalgia, but with honesty. It is not a celebration so much…
Quiet Reflection
Peace isn’t necessarily the absence of uncertainty; it is discovering that uncertainty doesn’t have to take away our peace. When I was younger, the days between Christmas and New Year felt almost sacred. A quiet pause in the calendar where I would reflect on what had been and carefully map out what was to come….
