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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 sharing a moment of encouragement and connection with women, illustrating how God often sends strength through community and supportive relationships.

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Welcome to While You Wait Wednesday, your midweek moment for hope, truth, and perspective. Every week we pause right in the middle of the week to realign our hearts with what God is doing, even when we cannot see it clearly yet. This week’s theme is one that might shift how you see the people […]

God Sends Strength Through People

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