Anticipation is a powerful emotion.   We can be in an incredibly dark season, thinking that there’s no way through and that how it is now is the only way it can ever be. Then, often unexpectedly, something happens that moves our attention from the present to the future.   ​ An invitation arrives.   Someone you love says they’re coming for a visit.   An event gets announced that you’ve been wanting to experience.   ​ And while the difficulty of the present may not have changed

REFLECT Love. It’s everywhere, being talked about all the time. Everywhere we look, we see a desire for love. People have a deep longing...

REFLECT At first glance, being “surprised by peace” seems like an oxymoron. Surprise implies something that pops up unexpectedly, and our...