As our world wrestles with grief over the things we've lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, Psalms 42 and 43 help us discover how we can move from self-talk to God-talk and experience the hope that only God can give.

What would it look like if every one of us intentionally performed an act of kindness or generosity each day? We can choose to be kind to others because Jesus has been kind to us.

Scaling back our consumption of news, information, and technology is a freeing experience that is actually a culturally subversive aspect of the Rule of Life.

On the Sabbath, we stop our work and rest, and we join with other followers of Christ to worship. Those habits help us follow the Rule of Life and develop a rhythm of living that helps reorient our lives around being with Jesus.

We are relational beings, and we can each choose to reach out to another person—another individual with whom we have a deep, intimate friendship during this challenging time.

God cares about our physical bodies. When we care for ourselves physically, we honor the fact that we are temples of the Holy Spirit, who lives within us.

During times of crisis or anxiety or upheaval, it's easy to indulge in escapist behaviors. It is important that we find ways to limit our intake of things like alcohol, social media, television, sugar, staying up late, and so on.

Distress often smothers our courage in the middle of life’s challenges, but God offers hope even when we feel weighed down by hardship and troubles. Psalm 31 offers insight into how to pray for the strength we need to face whatever’s happening in our lives right now.

A relationship with God means we talk with him and listen to him on a regular basis. That's why pausing three to five times throughout the day to engage in prayer is a beneficial piece to the "Rule of Life."

Participating in silent prayer and Scripture meditation helps us engage in the rhythm of being with Jesus on a regular basis.