The wilderness alongside every moment, sprawling in each direction, holds more than the silence that theologians imagine of God.

We seek blessed assurance through pandemic chaos, relentless loss, and unimaginable stress.

We are all in this together, and when bad things happen that are preventable by human means, we are all implicated.

Uncertain as the world feels right now, love will bear whatever lies ahead.

Learning to love all of me—including the parts I used to be scared of—made the fear go away.

Sometimes, there is no reprieve from the pain of this world. Sometimes, it is too big and too obvious to ignore.

Arm's length: What was once a defensive or suspicious expression has now become a gesture of care, an indication of love and protection.

I feel disoriented when I’m in a new place or situation and can’t figure out whether the rules are real or imaginary.

In these days of so much uncertainty, may we choose honesty over comfort, love over complacency, and truth over convenience.

None of us would be here were it not for those who lived and won a fight that they were not meant to survive.