Prayer & Perspective

A Place to Land While You're Still Waiting

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.

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

01 Read A five-minute word, Monday through Friday
02 Pray Bring what it stirs up straight to God
03 Reflect Write it down in the free companion journal
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Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville gathered with a diverse group of women in a peaceful outdoor courtyard, sharing friendship, prayer, and community during golden hour, illustrating the power of faithful support and connection.

Prayer & Perspective

PERSPECTIVE Hey friend, Can I take some pressure off you today? You do not have to always know exactly what to say to help somebody. So many people stay silent because they are afraid of saying the wrong thing. They worry they won’t have the perfect words, the perfect scripture, the perfect response, the perfect […]

Showing Up Matters More Than Perfect Words

Prayer & Perspective

with Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville

While You Wait Ministries