Lia Girard

When we’re able to laugh at our circumstances or ourselves, we’re less likely to be crushed by unexpected difficulties or challenges.

God never intended us to carry the burden of perfection. Through Christ, we find freedom from unrealistic expectations and discover the beauty of growing in grace. This prayer encourages believers to release perfectionism and trust God's redeeming love.

Jesus takes solitude seriously. He spent 40 days alone in the wilderness in prayerful submission to God’s redemption plan.

God’s divine intervention and power are always evident in mind-blowing sunsets, torrential storms, or even the spine-tingling roar of wild creatures. But just because God is all-powerful, holding all of creation together, he can still and will always provide quiet direction.

This heartfelt prayer reminds believers that God’s grace works powerfully through imperfection. Using the imagery of clay in the Potter’s hands, readers are encouraged to embrace growth, brokenness, and God’s ongoing work in their lives.

This is how he designed us to flourish...with a soul rooted in faith and at rest in his plan.

Every spring, we’re offered a beautiful opportunity to “…throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles” (Hebrews 12:1). So whether you are considering giving up something for the first time this Lent, or if you always celebrate, these 5 prayers will help you align your heart.

When life feels rushed and routine, this prayer invites you to pause and rediscover God’s beauty through nature’s quiet majesty. From a sunrise to a single leaf, awe is waiting to draw you closer to Him.

Will you take some time to meet with God in nature, or wherever you feel his presence most?

I have a tendency to seek God in prayer to “help me” or “deliver me." But today, he would remind me that we seek God because of who He is.

Let’s abide, by asking what the vine would have us do to show His love instead.

Holy Saturday marks a critical turning point in Jesus’ journey that began on Palm Sunday and continued through the Last Supper, his brutal crucifixion, and into glorious resurrection.