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Doubtful Yet Possible - Blessed Is She

Doubtful Yet Possible

I blinked in wonder and re-read the email. Remember back at school when you were telling me about Catholicism? I didn’t get it then. But I totally do now! My...
July 03, 2021
Trust Now, Understand Later - Blessed Is She

Trust Now, Understand Later

The plane droned on loudly as we sat packed into the dimly lit cabin, weighted down with gear. Despite our exhaustion, the air was electric with anticipation and a hint...
June 21, 2021
Giving and Gaining - Blessed Is She

Giving and Gaining

It was a literal dream come true. I’d always wanted to see the Grand Canyon—specifically, to stargaze from the rim—and we were finally taking our first-ever RV trip to make...
May 19, 2021
The Offer of Prayer - Blessed Is She

The Offer of Prayer

“Lunchtime!” my employees called, clamoring for the door. I’d offered to host a farewell lunch for our team member who’d gotten a promotion, but as I closed my office door...
April 22, 2021
Truth Hide and Seek - Blessed Is She

Truth Hide and Seek

Ding! I groaned as I read the incoming text. “Did you happen to get to that letter of recommendation yet?” I mulled over my response as the half-finished letter sat...
March 20, 2021
I Think I Got It All Figured Out - Blessed Is She

I Think I Got It All Figured Out

I knew that I was right. I was so self-assured in fact, that I told myself I definitely didn’t need to bring it to the Lord. I ignored the whisper...
February 16, 2021
He Wants to Help - Blessed Is She

He Wants to Help

I sighed heavily as I sank into the pew, burdened by a long list of to-dos and even more consumed by fear and failure. I looked longingly at the tabernacle,...
January 26, 2021
Your Gifts Are Necessary - Blessed Is She

Your Gifts Are Necessary

She’s so articulate! I marveled as I sat through the class. Quickly, however, my admiration devolved into comparison—then gave way to jealousy and despair. I thought of all I should...
December 05, 2020
His Strength, Not Mine - Blessed Is She

His Strength, Not Mine

I ran my fingers along the old railing, reverently tracing the history etched deep into the wood grain. I’d been to the Mother Cabrini Shrine many times, scaling the steep...
November 13, 2020
Enough Is Enough - Blessed Is She

Enough Is Enough

I love a good online shopping sesh. I’ll stop short on social media for a cleverly-curated ad, suddenly convinced that this thing (non-existent in my world a mere moment before)...
October 03, 2020
He Teaches Real and Total Forgiveness - Blessed Is She

He Teaches Real and Total Forgiveness

For years I tried to bury the hurt and brush off the damage she’d caused. After all, her own childhood was abusive. Yet under all my dismissiveness (wrapped in a...
September 13, 2020
Not Even a Mangy Dog - Blessed Is She

Not Even a Mangy Dog

I have a persistent, fluffy white shadow named Otto. His hundred-pound frame follows me from room to room, flopping with a satisfied groan at my feet when I pause for...
August 05, 2020