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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.

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PRAYER AND PERSPECTIVE: THE BLOG

Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville seated near a glowing window holding a coffee mug in a warm cream-toned room with the quote “You do not have to shut down to stay protected” for While You Wait Ministries Prayer & Perspective Thursday graphic.

Prayer & Perspective

Prayer & Perspective Thursday May 28, 2026 PERSPECTIVE When life starts to feel like too much, shutting down can feel like the safest move. You stop answering. You stop feeling. You go quiet inside. And for a minute, it works. But here is the thing. Shutting down is not the same as being protected. It […]

You Don’t Have to Shut Down to Protect Yourself.

Prayer & Perspective

with Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville

While You Wait Ministries