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The uncertainty and conflicting research about the pandemic has led many to scrutinize their every move each passing day. Whenever you find yourself blindsided by pandemic-related anxiety today, stop, breathe, and pray.
Sometimes it’s difficult to surrender our efforts because we judge ourselves through the lens of our own expectations or perceived outcomes. When we don’t surrender, it’s easy for our identities to become attached to our own perceived ideals of how we think our lives should unfold.
I hold my newborn son; he holds my gaze. As I carry him in my arms, he carries my heart to a new place. I notice every shift of his eyes, every wince, every movement, and all the thoughts he has not yet learned to express. I feel every ounce of energy jolting through his body. Then I feel the energy slowly dissipate, trickling out into the nothingness, as I bob him up and down, swaying in the living room to Fleetwood Mac. His body relaxes as he closes his eyes.
Gazing upon crucifixes and mosaics were common practices for centuries, especially before copies of the Scriptures existed. It might be helpful now to reclaim this practice. Consider a piece of religious art that moves you.
The Franciscan Peacemakers have been helping women struggling with prostitution and poverty for over 25 years. Now some of the women they’ve helped are giving back.
Jesus of Nazareth’s prayer life was not Pollyanna. It was messy, honest, and complex. Even the Son of God experienced the pain of God’s absence.
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