One of the hardest truths of the spiritual life is also one of the most beautiful: we are always, in every moment, held in the love of God. Even when life feels chaotic or painful, even when we cannot sense His nearness, God’s wisdom is quietly shaping our days and His strength is available to steady us. Nothing in our lives falls outside the reach of His care.
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Before the coffee brews, before the to-do list takes over, there’s a sacred moment waiting for us, a chance to speak with God, not just recite words, but to notice His presence in our life. This varies for each of us but I share what it looks like for me.
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There comes a time, often in the second half of life, when the soul begins to quiet itself enough to hear what it has been whispering all along. The questions shift. The pace softens. And something deep within us begins to ask, with a kind of holy seriousness: What truly matters now?
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There is a truth so large beyond our tit‑for‑tat thinking that we almost cannot hold it. We are chosen as God’s beloved. Not because we worthy, ready or because we have earned anything at all. We are chosen because God chooses.
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Jesus’ words, “Learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart,” are not simply an invitation to admire Him, they are an invitation to be formed by Him. Meekness and humility are not soft virtues; they are the quiet strength that comes from trusting God more than our own striving.
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There is a kind of disconnection that happens in the spiritual life which is not loud or dramatic, but subtle. It begins when pride slips in quietly and convinces us that we are self‑sufficient, self‑directed, and self‑made. Pride is rarely aggressive at first. It simply nudges us away from God until we begin living as though we do not need Him.
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In spiritual direction, we move slowly, listening beneath the surface, noticing what stirs, trusting that God is already at work in the places that feel most tender or tangled.
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One of the most honest truths about the spiritual life is this: we forget.
Not because we are ungrateful, but because the human heart is easily scattered. We drift from the One who sustains us, not out of rebellion, but out of distraction. And yet, across the ages, God’s gentle refrain remains the same: Remember.
Through Christ, we are already healed. Already whole and holy. Not someday. Not when we finally get our lives in order. Not when we feel worthy. This is the quiet miracle of grace: Christ’s healing reaches us before we even know how to ask for it.
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So much of our world right now is filled with anxious questions around technology, especially around AI. The fear is understandable. New things unsettle us. They expose how little control we actually have.
I work around some crazy smart computer scientists and engineers. One of which is Luay Nakhleh, Dean, George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University. He has me thinking that there is a deeper invitation beyond if AI is good or bad. There is a more honest and more revealing question: What am I doing with this thing and what is it doing to me?
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Smitten With Goodness 