It’s just past 1 am. I am on my knees, on the floor of our family room, physically spent and spiritually bleeding out. I am howling a wild cry for mercy into a pillow, my cold hands tightly gripping my head in a last-ditch effort
Who gets to tell you today, tell me today, what is important? When you woke up today, who did you first look to? Who did I first look to? My social media apps pushing the latest trends? Netflix or Disney+ promotions in your Instagram feed?
STAY Jesus, our Ascended Lord and Shepherd of our souls knows you, sees you, and loves you. (Smile.) You are the cared-for, belong-to, and ever-seen child of God. Take a deep breath; you are the beloved of the Beloved. That little girl, that little boy, wrapped
Sheltering Mercy | Prayers Inspired by the Psalms I’ve spent much of the last 35 years searching the depths of the Scriptures, praying and singing their truths, and writing those prayers in poetic form. After years of dreaming and experimenting with co-author Ryan Whitaker Smith,
The following is a prayer I wrote for times like such as we are in, particularly for those of us around the world in a hard season of elections, even as we continue to walk through this pandemic and the personal concerns we all have.
