was reading an article the other day on the Catholic Synod that started earlier this month. If you aren’t familiar, this “Synod on Synodality” convened bishops from all around the world to pray for God’s
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was reading an article the other day on the Catholic Synod that started earlier this month. If you aren’t familiar, this “Synod on Synodality” convened bishops from all around the world to pray for God’s
Read moreI waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. -Psalm 40:1 NLT I didn’t enjoy the experience, but then again, the
Read more“It’s been so long and I’m so weary,” Nelson* spoke, leaning into his wife Betty’s* arm as she propped him up on the pillow. “I want to have faith, but I don’t know if I do anymore.”
Read more“Patience is disciplined strength.” I heard the Lord speak those words into my spirit after I sent the message…
Read moreI asked God to teach me patience, so He made me one. A patient, that is. Patience is most frustrating and best learned when things are out of our control. Think about it – when
Read moreWaiting on a Baby “Come on. We are going to try and bounce that baby out of there,” my husband said with confidence. I waddled to the open-topped Jeep and awkwardly pulled myself in, “I
Read moreI planted the tiny seed. And pressed it into the soft dirt with my fingertip, to the first knuckle, just like my grandma showed me. Then, adding a dribble of water, I waited. And waited.
Read moreI followed my daughter through the glass double doors while she sang out loud, “Good God Almighty, I hope you find me, praising your name no matter what comes.” She stopped singing only when she
Read moreBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 ESV It began with a display of greens and other-colored
Read moreHow to cultivate patience? I’m sure you’ve heard your mother, sister, or best friend say, “Have Patience. This too shall pass.” Yep. I thought so. The first thing that usually comes to my mind is
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