So much attention has been paid to the noise, but I know that refreshment is found in this quiet corner. This Spirit does not come like a butler to a bell, but like a bird to a nest. Sometimes I have to wait.

...and there came hail and fire … hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up … and something like a great mountain, burning with fire was thrown into the sea ... and a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.”

...and there came hail and fire … hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up … and something like a great mountain, burning with fire was thrown into the sea ... and a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.”

I pray for the courage to admit you aren’t fine. And that when you say those words aloud that you would be met by love and care. I pray that you would remain open to participating in your own healing, even if…

Many of us have had spiritual highs, a spark of faith where God spoke to us, or we were touched in some way, be it at church, on a special retreat, or even in a beautiful moment of life.

It’s easy to think that this is what comprises a healthy spiritual life. But it’s what happens after these highs that often cause our faith to dwindle and our confidence to fade.