I recently contributed several pieces to the annual devotional series "Mornings with Jesus" published by Guideposts Corporation. The format for the pieces is that they start with a Bible verse, then there's a short story or application, ending with a faith step. The theme this year is God's faithfulness. My job was to write entries that would help the reader see God's faithfulness in daily life.

As often happens, it was a good exercise for me to go through as I wrote those devotions with the theme on my mind while looking for signs of faithfulness of God. It was challenging sometimes to juxtapose such a theme with what I see happening in the world. I am trying to continue the discipline even after meeting my writing deadline.

This morning I started the day, as I always do, by taking Stella to school. We talked about where to go to an Easter Sunday service, as we both desire spiritual practice in a community but can't find a place we belong in our town. After I dropped her off, I........

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