Elise Tegegne

I am the kind of person who hates to be indebted to anyone. But what would it be like to cultivate a posture of dependence on others?

Too often, I think I know my life’s plan better than God does…

The rhythmic practice of reading the Psalms morning and evening has shaped not only how I pray, but the very essence of my heart…

What Americans spend billions of dollars annually to destroy can be gifts of beauty and healing…

I’m learning to see my mistakes how God does: under the light of mercy. And even to see these quotidian errors as gifts…

What if God’s presence doesn’t feel like enough? 

Toeing the verge of acute pain, I attended to the subtle gradations of the most ordinary acts: bending over the basin to press water over my face, shifting my body in bed, lifting a book…

Each reflection will be an exercise in practicing fresh vision for the gifts of God in everyday challenges—from a sprained back to a broken dryer, from rejection to the silence of God…

Taking winter’s invitation to rest awhile…

In a world where pocket screens can volley our attention to six unrelated things in sixty seconds, reading poetry offers practice attending to the only necessary thing..