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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

Prayer & Perspective

By Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville There is a truth we often forget in the middle of our hurried lives. Waiting is not punishment. Waiting is preparation. God never wastes preparation, even when it feels quiet or slow or unclear. As we step into Advent, we join generations who longed for Christ even when nothing […]

The Gift of Waiting

Prayer & Perspective