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 sunlit garden courtyard, sharing prayer, encouragement, coffee, and conversation during the Prayer & Perspective devotional, "Help Is Holy Because People Matter."

While You Wait Wednesday

While You Wait Wednesday Here’s something our brains do without us even noticing: they assess things fast. We take in a situation, size it up, and assign it a value, almost instantly. It’s how we make quick decisions and keep from getting overwhelmed by every little thing we encounter. But there’s a catch. When we […]

Don’t Assign Value

While You Wait Wednesday

with Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville

While You Wait Ministries