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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 sits at the center of a small group of women gathered in a peaceful garden, leading a Bible discussion about healthy boundaries and God's peace. The featured image highlights the While You Wait Wednesday theme, "Guarded: Boundaries Protect Your Peace."

Prayer & Perspective, While You Wait Wednesday

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Healthy boundaries aren’t about keeping people out. They’re about protecting the peace, purpose, and calling God has entrusted to you. Perspective Today is While You Wait Wednesday. Peace doesn’t happen by accident. It is protected through wisdom. God never asks us to build walls around our hearts, but He does call […]

Boundaries Protect Your Peace

Prayer & Perspective, While You Wait Wednesday

with Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville

While You Wait Ministries