Takeaway: Returning means surrender. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5-6 Opening Prayer Gracious God, teach me the freedom of surrender and the peace of trusting You with what I cannot control. Amen. Reflection There is an illusion we carry into adulthood that if we try hard enough, and plan carefully enough, we can keep life manageable. We do not call it...

Takeaway: God is found in small obedience. “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” — Micah 6:8 Opening Prayer Gracious God, steady my heart for the quiet work of following you. Teach me to find You not only in the dramatic, but in the daily and unseen. Amen. Reflection There is a longing in many of us to do something significant. We want our lives to count. We imagine bold...

Takeaway: Repentance as a practiced rhythm. “And Jesus said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” — Luke 9:23 Opening Prayer Gracious God, teach me the grace of daily turning. Bend my will toward You again today, and form in me a rhythm of repentance that leads to life. Amen. Reflection There are moments in the Christian life that feel decisive and unforgettable. Moments that are mountaintop experiences where we can feel...