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Person crawling through mud in an obstacle race, wearing black shirt and blue wristbands. Determined expression, blurred foliage background.

How to Embrace Inner Peace?

We live in a world that constantly tells us abundance is something we have to chase, catch, and frantically hoard. We are trained to measure our worth by the speed of our schedules, the size of our bank accounts, or the pristine appearance of our homes. If you’ve got a "noisy brain" like mine—one that races like a squirrel with human tendencies—the constant cultural hum of "more, faster, better" can quickly run you straight into the ground.

Michele Delcoure

May 203 min read

Practice of the Week When you feel distant from God this week, don’t immediately try to fix it—start by noticing it. Take 5–10 minutes in a quiet space and ask yourself: What is currently taking up the most space in my mind? Where have I been emotionally exhausted or overstimulated? Have I mistaken noise, stress, or distraction for spiritual distance? Then gently shift from analyzing to awareness. Instead of trying to “feel” God, simply practice noticing what is already present: A breath you didn’t have to earn A moment of stillness you didn’t create A small sense of grounding, even if it’s faint Write one sentence in your journal: “Today, I notice that God is not absent. I am learning to become aware again.” The goal is not intensity. It is recognition. Because often, what we call distance is just a lack of noticing—and noticing is where awareness begins again.

Practice of the Week When you feel distant from God this week, don’t immediately try to fix it—start by noticing it. Take 5–10 minutes in a quiet space and ask yourself: What is currently taking up the most space in my mind? Where have I been emotionally exhausted or overstimulated? Have I mistaken noise, stress, or distraction for spiritual distance? Then gently shift from analyzing to awareness. Instead of trying to “feel” God, simply practice noticing what is already present: A breath you didn’t have to earn A moment of stillness you didn’t create A small sense of grounding, even if it’s faint Write one sentence in your journal: “Today, I notice that God is not absent. I am learning to become aware again.” The goal is not intensity. It is recognition. Because often, what we call distance is just a lack of noticing—and noticing is where awareness begins again.

Why God Feels Distant (Even When He Isn’t)

One of the hardest things to untangle in spiritual life is that our feelings don’t always tell us the truth about reality. Feeling distant from God can come from different places. But the cause is not always the absence of God. Often it is the noise around us that drowns out awareness.

Michele Delcoure

Apr 183 min read

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