Photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash Every few years, the world does something remarkable. It pauses. Not completely, of course. Life keeps moving. Work still happens. Bills still come. Children still need rides. Laundry still waits with quiet confidence. But beneath the ordinary rhythm of life, something shifts. The World Cup begins, and people gather. Flags appear in windows. Families crowd around televisions. Friends become temporary experts. Strangers cheer together. People learn the names of players, countries, and stories they may have never paid attention to before. For a few weeks, the world remembers it is bigger than our own schedules, neighborhoods, routines, and opinions. That may be one of the quiet gifts of the World Cup. Yes, it is about soccer. But it is also about longing. Longing to belong. Longing to hope. Longing to witness beauty. Longing to be part of something larger than ourselves. And maybe that is why the World Cup feels bigger ...
Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash Most days end before the work does. There is always one more email, one more task, one more room to clean, one more conversation to have, one more thing we meant to finish. We carry lists from one day into the next. We replay what we missed. We think about what we should have done differently. Even after the day is over, our minds keep working. Unfinished tasks can make us feel like we have failed. But faithfulness is not the same as finishing everything. Scripture Reference: Matthew 11:28–30, Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Jesus invites the weary to come to Him. Not only the people who have completed the list. Not only the people who managed the day well. Not...