Category: Reflection and Devotion

  • Grace Through the Needles: Finding God’s mercy in moments of discomfort

    Some of the things we fear the most are sometimes the very things that bring us relief. Today reminded me of that truth in the most unexpected way. As someone who genuinely fears needles, I found myself enduring acupuncture and allergy shots in the same day just to find relief from pain. It made me…

  • Grace in the Tension: Choosing the Better Portion

    Some days, a single fixation grips you—chores, emails, endless tasks. By evening, your to-do list mocks you. Like Martha, we can get lost in the doing—but God invites us to pause, to choose the better portion. In the quiet, even amid pain, His grace refreshes our mind and soul.

  • Grace That Waited for My Repentance

    I judged my friend Lasco silently. Grace waited all week for my repentance. It waited in Isaiah 30:15, in the Lord’s Prayer, in the Jamaican sack of stones I refused to drop. Grace doesn’t force itself; it waits for our surrender.

  • Grace, Even If He Doesn’t: Faith Beyond the Answer

    A faith-filled reflection on trusting God even when prayers go unanswered, rooted in Daniel 3, biblical wisdom, and grace-centered surrender.

  • Grace at the Edges: Leaving Room for the Stranger

    Each morning, an elderly woman placed a fresh loaf of bread on her windowsill. She did not hand it to anyone—she simply left it there. A gentle hunchbacked man came by each day and picked up the bread for himself and those in need, grateful for what was quietly offered. Like the edges of the…

  • After Christmas Cake: A Step-by-Step Grace

    A Jamaican fruit cake carries more than spices and soaked fruit; it holds memory, migration, and the quiet labor of love. As my cake cooled and my sister’s arrived, the two sat side by side—different hands, same tradition, and one shared taste of home traveling across borders and time.

  • The Audacity of the Enemy and the Covering of Grace

    The danger that nearly took us wasn’t loud or obvious—it was invisible. But grace has a sound. Sometimes it’s an alarm in the night. Sometimes it’s a watchman who refuses to sleep. And sometimes it’s God opening our eyes to the protection already surrounding us.

  • Grace That Holds Us Up

    As we stand on the edge of a new year, this is an invitation to look honestly at both the pits and the goodness of 2025, and to choose, by grace, to hold on. Like Joseph, some of what felt buried this year may be exactly what God is growing beneath the surface. God’s promises…

  • The Wolf You Feed: Grace Writes in the Dust

    We all carry two wolves inside us: one fueled by fear and anger, the other by love and grace. Each day, we choose which one grows stronger. Grace writes in the dust, softening our hearts and reminding us we are still seen and loved. Feed the wolf of grace today.

  • Praying with Grace: A Letter to P.U.S.H.

    💌 To the P.U.S.H. Prayer Warriors Your steadfast devotion in lifting the needs of others is a living witness of Christ’s love. Continue in this holy work with open hearts, offering prayers freely and without partiality. Stand firm in faith, rejoice in hope, and abound in love. 🌿 Reflection Even in the waiting, God moves.…