July 20, 2026 “I’m trading my sorrows, I’m trading my shame, I’m laying them down for the joy of the Lord…”— Darrell Evans “I am pressed but not crushed, persecuted not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed.”— St. Paul to the Corinthians “Though the sorrow may last...
July 19, 2026 “My dog came back to me and it means that I am okay, and I am not alone.” The following is excerpted from “death is but a dream” by Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD. When I met Jessica, she was thirteen, and I didn’t know how to help a child die. And...
July 18, 2026 My friend David was standing near the door of the crowded commuter train, making the great escape out of Manhattan along with the rest of us. For some time, I noticed him pressing the keys of his cell phone and moving his lips, and wondered what he was...
July 17, 2026 “Grace does not depend on what we have done for God, but rather what God has done for us. Ask people what they must do to get to Heaven and most reply, ‘Be good.’ Jesus’ stories contradict that answer. All we must do is cry, ‘Help!’”— Philip Yancey Sign...
July 16, 2026 Let Me Never Forget By Karl Rahner S.J. O God of those who are silently summoning me to enter into your life, never let me forget my dead. May my love and faithfulness to them be a pledge of my belief in you, the God of eternal life. Let me not be deaf...
July 15, 2026 Sorry for Your Loss By Maire Ullrich If one more person says “sorry for your loss,” I think I’m going to scream. The bank manager says it. The cable company representative says it—right before telling me I can’t change the name on the account because of...
