Scripture-centered reflections to help you quiet your mind, encounter the presence of Jesus, and live with greater peace, hope, and faith.
With your tears streaming down your face that could fill an ocean, come to me with your shattered hope and broken dreams for your marriage. I know you are heartbroken like the unrecognizable mosaics discovered on the floor underneath what once was a stained-glass treasure. You wonder if there is any hope for putting your…
In the practice of Mindful Christianity and centering prayer, we learn to meditate by sitting in a quiet position and attitude for twenty minutes. We prepare our hearts and minds intending to make ourselves available and open to focusing upon the awareness of God’s presence. By using a sacred word as a focal point, we engage our mind…
The practice of Mindful Christianity and centering prayer is the spiritual discipline of letting go of the attachments we have with the thoughts, emotions, and words in our heads. In releasing and letting go of them in our minds, we create a sacred space where God transcends the silent moments with His presence and love….
Just do it are the famous three words that made Nike a household name. It implied whatever the activity just do whatever it takes to get it done. A significant hindrance to practicing Mindful Christianity or any meditation is I don’t want to practice it right now. There are a thousand reasons not to spend…
You are your own worst enemy thinking you are the only one with a problem or could behave the way you do. As a result, you tend to isolate yourself from making new friends, afraid of being exposed as a fraud. You fear people will discover you’re not as intelligent or as accomplished as you…
When you feel like a lost soul abandoned and alone, seek me in the silence of your heart, there is a treasure of infinite worth that transcends your being. There is the reality of my eternal presence in the depths of your despair and brokenness. It is the light of my glory manifested in the…
I see so many of my followers struggling to have a vibrant relationship with me. Once receiving my grace, they believe they will be immune to suffering. There is nothing further from the truth. Somehow, they must learn how to break open and blossom when life throws them a curve with my help during those…
I don’t want you to lose heart over the problematic changes you need to make in your life. I know the fear and frustration you feel when life falls apart all around you. I also know how resistant you are to making any changes in an ever-changing world. You do everything in your earthly power…
I am the bread of life that comes from heaven, revealing my love for the hurting and the hungry of humanity. My spirit descended on the day of Pentecost like a fire, and my presence poured on everyone present. You are my dwelling place, and I give hope to everyone who is broken and faint…
Come with me to a quiet place and find rest for your soul. In prayer, focus on my strength, overcoming the troubling thoughts in your mind, and supersede those concerns with my love and hope. (Calming My Restless Mind) The world has never understood that our relationship is more profound than you possessing knowledge about…
It would be best if you weren’t discouraged trying to be holy and perfect like me. I know there is the command you will be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect, but I hope you realize trying to live like me is impossible, and it can make you feel like a failure. The perfection…
My closest friends were arguing about who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven. John and James even dared to ask if they would be able to sit on my right or left hand when I entered my domain. This discussion occurred more than once, and one day there was a gathering of children, and…