Your Trauma Taught You To Expect Storms, But Your Healing Is Teaching You To Trust Clear Skies—to Believe

Only by rooting our lives in Christ’s faith and power can we grow in grace and wisdom.

Our Daily Bread

“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”

— Rumi

“It was good for a while, being empty. I didn’t hurt anymore. But as time went on, it was like I could hear myself from far away, begging for permission to come back.”

— Myra McEntire

I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.

Friedrich Nietzsche

In the quiet of her heart, she found hope's light, and with her imagination as the only brush, painted a world where dreams could take flight.

It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.

A.J. Lawless

PRAYER FOR TODAY Dear God, You are good, faithful, and always on time. Thank You for this brand new day, for a fresh start, and for mercy that never runs out. Today, I lean on Your strength to tackle what feels tough. You, the Greater One, lives in me and I can do all things through Christ. Help me stay grounded when I win and filled with hope when things don’t go my way. Let my words build up, not tear down. I can’t do this alone, but with You? I’ve got all I need. In Jesus Name I pray, amen.

by Caitlin

“Most times, it’s just a lot easier not to let the world know what’s wrong.”

— Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction.

Peter Bromberg