A Servant’s Prayer

A Servant’s Prayer

Dear Lord, rise! Rise and use the suffering that comes my way as chisel and stone to engrave upon my heart your priorities, that they may become my very own. Remove therein any and every desire of success and selfish ambition. Mark on my soul instead the word...
The Way-Finder

The Way-Finder

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:18-19) The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world, and individuals specifically, into a liminal space. Indeed, jobs have been...
The Antidote Against Fear

The Antidote Against Fear

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.” (I John 4:18) In 1878, the German realist painter August Friedrich Schenck painted perhaps one of his most famous paintings. Simply called Anguish, the painting portrays a ewe grieving over the remains of...
Immanuel – The Presence of God in Crisis Leadership

Immanuel – The Presence of God in Crisis Leadership

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). (Matthew 1:23 ESV) The year 2020 has been, for many people, the worst year of their lives. Part of the reason for this is that the Covid-19 pandemic...