When I was a teenager, running was part of my training. There were times when I would run and run, and suddenly, I felt like I couldn’t take another step. My legs were heavy, my lungs were burning, and my body was shouting at me, “That’s it. You’re done.” And yet, if I kept going just a little longer, something amazing would happen. I would catch my second wind. Suddenly, the exhaustion lifted, my strength returned, and I felt like I could run forever! That experience taught

Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone who is walking far ahead of you? You may see them, but you cannot hear them clearly. The farther the distance, the harder it becomes to understand what they are saying. Our relationship with God can be like that. We may still pray from time to time. But when life becomes busy, noisy, and distracted, we can slowly create distance. And then we wonder why His voice feels harder to hear. Noah’s life shows us what it means to

Sometimes life brings us to a place where we simply do not know what else to do. We have prayed, worked, sought advice, knocked on every door, and used every resource we have. Yet nothing seems to change. Finally, we come to the humbling words: “I have done everything I can.” It is precisely there that St. Gregory of Narek offers this powerful reminder in Prayer 53: “And when our resources are exhausted, you perform the greatest miracles.” Perhaps the moment of exhaustion is