God is often quieter than I want and kinder than I expect.

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Kinder Than I Expect

God is often quieter than I want and kinder than I expect.

I arrive carrying thoughts and requests like overstuffed bags, setting them down at God’s front door.

Most mornings, I come hoping for answers, something that points the way.

I want a map or a yes or a 5 step plan.

Instead,
I am met by small mercies:
morning light breaking through the dark,
a steady Word that has not changed,
breath and heartbeat,
a nudge to keep trusting.

I ask for certainty; God offers presence.

I ask for answers; God keeps company.

What I call silence is anything but empty.

I used to think silence meant absence.

Now I wonder if silence is simply a language I am still learning.

Because quiet moments spent with God are never empty.

It is full of invitations: to slow down and pay attention,
to remember beauty and behold mystery,
to notice grace everywhere,
to believe that Hope is not distant,
but here.

Long after Amen,
Love remains—
quieter than I want
and kinder than I expect.

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