Some gifts arrive wrapped in paper and ribbon. Others come quietly, placed in the heart by the One who knows what we truly need. Proverbs tells us that “the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Wisdom is not something we manufacture. It is something we receive—slowly, humbly, through relationship.
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There is a moment in Psalm 57 that feels almost like a held breath—a pause between fear and trust, between the storm and the shelter. The psalmist cries out, “Have mercy on me, God, have mercy,” and then, almost in the same breath, rests in the shadow of God’s wings. It is a movement so small you could miss it, yet it holds the whole shape of repentance.
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Scripture tells us that “with him are wisdom and might; his are counsel and understanding” (Job 12:13). Wisdom, in the biblical sense, is never just information. It is not the accumulation of facts or the mastery of ideas. Wisdom is the fruit of loving God—of allowing knowledge to be shaped, purified, and directed by prayer.
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I recently sat with someone who doesn’t believe in God. What he does believe in is the ache inside him, the heaviness of not knowing what to do with the heaviness of the world. He seemed paralyzed, like he was in a fog with no map, no compass, and no voice to guide him.
And honestly, who hasn’t felt that way at some point.
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Psalm 93 invites us to stand before a God whose majesty is not distant, but deeply personal. “The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.” His strength steadies the world, His voice rises above the roar of the waters, and His presence remains firm from all eternity. Yet this same God desires to dwell within the fragile, shifting places of our own hearts.
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Prayer is one of the most familiar words in the Christian life, yet it remains one of its deepest mysteries. We speak, we listen, we open our hearts and somehow, in ways we cannot measure or control, God meets us there. The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes prayer as “the encounter of God’s thirst with ours” (CCC 2560). That line alone could occupy a lifetime of reflection. Prayer is not simply our effort to reach God; it is God already reaching for us. It is an encounter with the living water.
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Faith is not a theory we hold in our minds,
nor a word we speak with our lips.
It is the way we walk,
the way we love,
the way we suffer and forgive.
Some people walk into a room and nothing flashy happens—no grand speeches, no dramatic gestures—yet something shifts. The air feels lighter. Hearts feel steadier. Hope feels possible again. That is extraordinary presence, and it is one of the quiet miracles of a life rooted in Christ.
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Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr., a man whose words still call us toward courage, compassion, and moral clarity. He reminded us that darkness and hatred can never heal the world—“only light” and “only love” can do that. His insistence on nonviolence wasn’t passive; it was a fierce commitment to transforming injustice without becoming what we resist. We dream the same dream he had if we are honest with ourselves…to be judged by our character.
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John the Baptist’s life begins with a powerful truth: he is formed by God “as his servant from the womb.” His identity is not something he stumbles into; it is woven into him from the beginning. His entire being is oriented toward one mission—pointing to Christ.
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Smitten With Goodness 