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"Waiting is never wasted when God is in it."

Five days a week, Dr. Lael writes the word she needed on her own hardest days — short enough to read with your coffee, honest enough to sit with all day.

A Place to Land While You're Still Waiting

PRAYER AND PERSPECTIVE: THE BLOG

Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville gathered with women in an outdoor courtyard, sharing prayer, friendship, and community support during golden hour.

Prayer & Perspective

PERSPECTIVE Hey friend, This may sound heavier than usual, but I think it is important. Your kindness matters more than you know. There are people around you carrying silent battles. People functioning while grieving. People smiling while exhausted. People questioning whether they can keep holding everything together. And sometimes one act of kindness becomes the […]

Somebody’s Survival May Be Connected to Your Kindness

Prayer & Perspective