As much as we’d like to avoid it, we must go toward the voice of John, and all those whose voice is like his. Their ministry is to unsettle us and convict us, but we must realize that God’s judgment is not meant for our undoing but for our redeeming, and the redemption of all things. Being honestly insecure is a good thing. We should long for the world to be made right; for God's perfect justice to reign in us and our common life together. At the end of the age, wrongs will

Right now is the time of waiting, testing, and tribulation. We don’t have to wait for things to get worse before they get better. We are to live in the here and now, thankful for our daily bread and attentive to what God has tasked us with, while also never losing sight of Jesus’ return when he will set the world right. And oh, what a day that will be, when all is made right.

We should begin each prayer recognizing who God is. He is worthy of adoration and praise—full stop. Almost always in this life, we will praise people for what they have accomplished, the great deeds that they have done as individuals. They have earned our praise. They have shown that they are worthy of our devotion. Not so with God. He doesn’t have to do anything to deserve our praise. He is God and we are not, and that is enough. He is outside the created order. In fact, he

Something that has helped me stay grounded and cultivate an attitude of gratitude is the Latin phrase, “Memento Mori. Memento Vivere,” which means, “Remember that you will die. Remember to live.” It may seem a little morbid, but it reminds me that I am a mortal creature. I am not the center of the universe.