Today I was sitting by the pool. After last night, life on the outside seems the same yet under the surface it feels different.

Can you relate?

As I was reflecting on why things feel different, it came down to the idea that there is a new unknown ahead of us.

The unknown has been and will always be a part of our lives. So what can we do when we are experiencing an unknown?

I don’t have answers.

But I do have a question that I ask myself to help me stay anchored when the world feels untethered.

“What does love require of me?”*

I share this with you today in case you too feel unsettled within and want to anchor yourself rather than allow the unknown to rule your heart and mind.

I invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray.

May we recognize we cannot control what happens outside of us but we can control what happens within us. Let’s take a moment to ask this transformative question, “what does love require of me?” so that we remember that no matter our circumstances, we can still be a vessel of love. May we be prayerful of how we can live out love in small or large ways each day so that love rules our hearts and minds and not the unknown. And when we choose love, it will not only transform our hearts and minds but when more and more of us choose this path, it will transform homes, communities, and beyond.

With love and hope,
Shawn

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. - 1 John 4:16