Lord of all, be Lord even of broken dreams, Lord over every shattered piece edged with tears. Be Lord of disappointment and grief, of sorrow, of loss.   In all things be Lord, so You may also be Redeemer.   Fill me today with fresh assurance that Your plan prevails, that my hope will not be in vain nor my vitality thwarted by circumstances.   Oh God in this fallen world. be Sovereign. Be Savior, my Way, my Truth, my Life in all things.   Be Father, in whose arms all is well.   Amen....

When was the last time one of your single girlfriends told you about her latest adventure and said excitedly, “I can’t believe how many single men were there! And they were part of my generation, too!”     I can’t think of a time, either.   Maybe I’m over-generalizing. If you can think of a time when that happened, then please let me know. I want to go wherever she went!   Sometimes, our experienced reality is not very encouraging. It’s hard to feel hopeful and encouraged about a future marriage when we don’t readily see options and possibilities around us.   Our circumstances...

Listen to these words of exhortation from a woman at my church yesterday:   Don’t stop praying at the brink of breakthrough.     I apologize that I’ve missed posting blogs for a couple of weeks. But you want to know why? I was immersed in some end-of-May events that proved to be life-changing, things that brought breakthrough in my heart and spirit.   Breakthrough I’ve been praying a very long time for.   I’m still catching up from these experiences and the changes that come with new seasons, and I’m still trying to process everything that God is doing.   But what I know...

This weekend I attended the wedding of two people who waited a very long time to find each other. Neither had been previously married, and the groom is 51 years old.     What great rejoicing there was that day! And there has been great rejoicing for other older single people I know. Last month a wedding took place for a couple in their thirties. Last fall a friend in her late thirties got married, and now she’s expecting a baby. Just this week I saw engagement ring pictures posted on Facebook by a forty-something woman.   In a season where it’s easy to notice what’s not happening for me...

Oh Love that hears before I speak that provides before I need: like sunrise making its way around the world until it’s time for me to be awakened.   Unlike the unjust judge, You answer from compassion and kindness, rewarding perseverance and faith with fullness.   As You do not withhold stars from the night sky, nor sun from the day, neither do You withhold light  provision  direction  warmth from Your children, nor love from the one who approaches You.   Father of lights, hold me between sunrise and noontime, opening Your Word to my spirit, like doves released to the heavens, free to...