Prayer for you to encounter God’s extraordinary love in ordinary moments

Today, I pray your ordinary moments are drenched in the extravagant, radiant, shimmering abundance of your Creator, who loves you perfectly. Today, I pray you recognize the miracle of His presence all around you, in your heart and overflowing through you into the world. Has the presence of God ever snuck up on you in […]

Special Blessing for a Graduate (with free printable version)

The gift I want to give you is already yours. Written in the stars from the beginning of time, hinted at by the warmth of sunshine and the infinite depths of ocean, swelling up all around you in the loving hearts of those who have guided you this far. What I want you to have has […]

Thank You God for the gift of true and faithful friendship

Friends are like angels with pants on, who have the power to show up in ways we can see. Friends are God’s way of reminding us that His love really is with us, even when the prayer thing isn’t working out the way we hoped.   Saint Thomas Aquinas said “There is nothing on this earth to […]

Spiritual Journey: When you need to step into the wilderness

I may never know, whose prayers first lit the path beneath my feet. But I think the best thank you note is to march on, illuminating the journey for others as I go. In a sense, we each must walk alone. Yet we’re always connected, through the intentionality of our souls.  

Have you found true spiritual freedom?

American Soul

I think my soul is getting too big for this place It’s like trying to fit a magenta sunrise over the pacific ocean with fluffy marshmallow clouds and the joy of leaping of dolphins into a tiny plastic cup, And I don’t want anyone to try and drink a squished version of me or even take a tiny sip that doesn’t […]

Prayer for our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth

God bless our young people, who are struggling with their sexual orientation. The teen years are hard enough without additional confusion, pressure or negativity! Please bless our LGBT teens in a special way to know Your unconditional perfect love for them through these formative years. Protect them from judgments, rejection and bullying. Shield them from hatred and […]

God bless anyone who is contemplating suicide

God bless anyone who is contemplating suicide

God, there is nothing more heartbreaking than finding out a loved one has taken their own life. Too often in our humanity, we do not see each other’s pain until it’s too late. But You know our hearts. You see those of us, who are losing hope. You sense their desperation. You know the deep roots […]