“Though my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will receive me.” (Psalm 27:10)

Just how does this reception of us by God apply in practical terms? Oh, this is the question! And its answer lays out for us nothing less than healing, transformation, and a peace beyond understanding (cf. Philippians 4:7).

You see, if God is doing the calling, God supplies what we need to answer. The grace is there. Our part is to accept it.

I don’t know why we suffer so much, but I’ve learned that answer can wait. We cannot afford to miss what God can and does do in the midst of our suffering.

In what ways do you choose to remain stilled, to sit with an identity that disempowers you?

What God did for the world in Jesus — this is still in motion, and we are part of the narrative!

Grace isn’t what we think it is.

What does God do with our offerings of prayer and acts of kindness?

May what we choose to say be a rock for others to walk on!

Abused kids tend to become adults who just feel wrong.

Survivors of childhood trauma are not easy to live with.

Feelings can be memory, too. And when they are ugly, we don't have to keep feeling them. We can work with God to turn toward something beautiful.

God’s answer to suffering is the crucifix.