So, when we experience disappointment, what can we do? One option is to practice self-compassion. Friends will let us down, life won't go as we hope or expect. We hold on to hope in Jesus and we can access the comfort of the Holy Spirit when we quiet ourselves. Try this self-compassion practice and see how it helps you to confront and transform the self compassion. Matthew 26: 40-5640 He came back...  Read More

While this pokes fun at the situation of Judas' betrayal of Jesus, it plays on the frustration and disappointment Jesus may have been feeling about what transpires in this Matthew Scripture.                                                               Matthew 26: 40-5640 He came back to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you stay alert one hour with me? 41 Stay ale...  Read More

Have you ever been so sure of something you fell in love with? Like nothing or no one could make you betray it for nothing in the world? That’s how Peter felt being a disciple of Jesus and believing in God. Then, one day, all of a sudden, temptations creep in and you dip your finger in to taste and somehow you find yourself in too deep where you see no way out. Even when you try to figure out a wa...  Read More

This song has been a healing to my spirit when I've felt disappointed in myself and others. May it be a healing to your spirit as well. Matthew 26: 40-5640 He came back to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you stay alert one hour with me? 41 Stay alert and pray so that you won’t give in to temptation. The spirit is eager, but the flesh is weak.” 42 A second time he...  Read More

Jesus faced betrayal from the disciples when they fell asleep while Jesus went to pray. Have you ever been in a situation far from your own understanding and you just want out? The people that said they would be there for you and by your side still don’t understand the sorrow in your heart that you deal with. Even the burden of your existence becomes too heavy for you to carry. In times like this,...  Read More

WelcomeEvery roller coaster experience starts with a first time walking through a maze to get to the loading platform (and you feel it start welling). Often, there's a line of other people waiting with lots of conversations happening (and it wells up more.) Eventually, you reach the end of the maze and it is from this platform that you board the train and get strapped in with safety bars (and now ...  Read More