Natalie Ryan

Reflect Advent is a season of waiting. The Lord is developing and preparing us through the waiting. Let’s thank Jesus for the season of joy

We have been gifted with the ability to breathe God’s breath. It’s God’s breath in our lungs. In and out, nourishing our bodies. In and out, touching every fiber of our beings.

When you set out to serve in your community, your body goes on defense to protect you. God designed our bodies as armor for our health so that we can serve his people without worry.

We are called to honor, to bless, to praise God all our days. No matter where we are in life we should recognize God’s love, peace, and light.

God already knows the desires of our hearts, but he wants us to ask. Our loved ones know that we love them, but it feels good to hear and to say. God enjoys our heart-to-heart conversations with him too.

Italians—and other southern Europeans—practice “the sweetness of doing nothing” with much of their lifestyle. They emphasize our God-given gift of rest.