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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 hikes alongside four women on a scenic forest trail at golden hour, encouraging one another as they journey together toward a mountain overlook. The image features the Prayer & Perspective devotional titled "Keep Showing Up" with Galatians 6:9.

Prayer & Perspective

PERSPECTIVE Many people begin well. They start the journey. They make the commitment. They take the first step. The challenge comes when the excitement fades and the work remains. That is often where quitting becomes tempting. We quit because progress feels slow. We quit because the outcome seems uncertain. We quit because the journey becomes […]

Don’t Quit in the Middle

Prayer & Perspective