I wonder if one of the deepest questions beneath every decision, every disappointment, and every uncertainty is simply this: Who will I trust?
Not what outcome I trust. Not what plan I trust. Not what I hope will happen next.
But whom I trust.
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There is a question that lingers beneath the parable of the vineyard. Not a loud question. Not an accusatory one. Just a quiet question that waits patiently for an honest answer.
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I’ve been reflecting on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard lately.
The image is a gentle one at first. A landowner plants a vineyard, prepares it carefully, and entrusts it to tenants. It’s a picture of abundance, beauty, and purpose. A place where people can work, rest, and enjoy the fruit of what has been provided.
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One of the easiest traps to fall into is measuring our lives against someone else’s.
Their success. Their influence. Their family. Their opportunities. Their accomplishments. In a world where we’re constantly exposed to carefully curated snapshots of other people’s lives, comparison can become second nature. Before long, those whispers in our ears have us evaluating our own story through the lens of someone else’s highlight reel.
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Lately, I’ve found myself returning to a simple refrain from a Porter’s Gate song:
“You have given all to me;
To you, O Lord, I return it.
Everything I have is yours.
Do with it what you will.”
There are seasons in life when words come easily, and there are seasons when they don’t. Seasons when faith feels steady and close, and others when, like the psalmist in Psalm 42, all I can do is acknowledge the thirst.
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The world seems smaller than ever. Through the internet, social media, and smartphones, we are constantly connected with people from different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs. While this can sometimes create tension, it also presents an extraordinary opportunity for Christians to witness to the Gospel.
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We can only forgive others at the depth we know we ourselves the need to be forgiven. Not in a self‑deprecating way, not in shame, but in the honest recognition of our human condition, fragile, limited, and living in a world still laboring under sin and death.
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During yesterday’s prayer time, on the Feast Day of the Holy Guardian Angels, I was awakened once more to the incredible gift God has given each of us through their presence.
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There are weeks when something in us loosens, our bodies falter, our plans scatter, our attention drifts. We feel the edges of our humanity, the tenderness of being breakable. And yet, in that very place, another truth quietly rises: we are held.
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