When we feel afraid or ashamed, we can remember that God is the great giver of compassion. Not only does he buckle us in safely and take the wheel, but he will hold our hand as long as we need him to. He longs to be gracious to us. He rises up to show us compassion, even when we cannot show it to ourselves.
Read MoreAs we all have experienced this past year, not being able to be close to people is tough on our souls. Hugging is an essential part of life for most of us, and we haven’t been able to. Hand to hand, cheek to cheek gives us a sense of joy and comfort that we are missing right now.
But…we are all in this together: commiserating together and hoping collectively that this will end soon. Can you imagine being the only one who had to follow these rules? And what if instead of a little over twelve months of quarantine, you had an embarrassing health issue that had been going on for more than twelve years?
Read MoreHe finds a way to work our bad experiences, our unanswered questions, and our worst mistakes into the shaping up. He is the expert sculptor who can take an ordinary–or seemingly impossible–lump of clay and transform it into a masterpiece. As we experience success and failure, rest and work, amazing and awful, easy and hard; he holds us together with his truth and light and love.
Read MoreEverything that you are praying for, hoping for, and working for is in his control. You can do all the things that you know to do, and then leave the rest to Jesus. He will work all things together for his good and yours. He is the only one who can.
Read MoreThe way God responds to us is astonishing. Like getting a huge bouquet of flowers on an ordinary day. Like finding out your gift card has WAY more money on it than you hoped. Like winning the grand prize in a contest with impossible odds.
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