A quiet daily journey through faith, history, and grace.

On May 28, 1738, John Wesley attended a small gathering on Aldersgate Street in London and experienced what he later described as his heart being “strangely warmed.” That quiet moment of assurance would help ignite a spiritual awakening that shaped generations of believers across England and America.

In this edition of Scattered Moments Almanac, we reflect on grace that moves from the head to the heart, the road to Emmaus, a timeless poem from William Cowper, and the gentle invitation to slow our hurried souls before God.

Includes:
• Scripture meditation from Luke 24
• A quote from John Wesley
• A classic poem by William Cowper
• Guided prayer and reflection

Take care.
Notice the scattered moments… and share the grace.

When I was three years old, he had an X-15 — a tiny tricycle with more speed than safety. Racing down hills with worn-out shoes and frightened parents nearby, he learned something early in life: fear makes us try to control everything.

In this reflective episode of Scattered Moments, we explore the cages we build for ourselves — fear, perfectionism, people-pleasing, escapism — and the freedom Christ offers instead.

Featuring Epistle to the Galatians 5:1, a quote from G. K. Chesterton, and the beloved hymn 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, this episode is an invitation to loosen your grip, trust the Savior, and embrace the wild grace of a cage-free life.

Take care, Notice the Scattered moments and share the grace.

Beginning May 28th!  This feature will be right here in the Scattered Moments Feed, along with the regular features of meditations and Scattered Moments writings, conversations and devotionals. Each about 3 minutes.  Short inspiration to start or end your day, or for that walk you need to do. 

In this guided meditation from Scattered Moments, we step quietly into the shelter of Psalm 91 and listen again to the gentle promise of God’s presence in anxious times.

Fear has a way of tightening the soul and filling the mind with endless “what ifs,” but Scripture reminds us that we were never meant to carry those burdens alone. Through slow reflection, breath, prayer, and the comforting words of Psalm 91, this meditation invites you into a place of stillness beneath the shadow of the Almighty.

Perfect for moments of anxiety, sleeplessness, stress, or simply a quiet pause in the middle of a busy day.

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” — Psalm 91:1

Take a few moments to breathe deeply, rest quietly, and remember:
God is near.
God is your refuge.
You are held.

Sometimes the soul grows heavy quietly.

Old wounds.
Fresh disappointments.
Words we wish we could take back.
People we struggle to forgive.
And often… ourselves.

In this guided meditation from Scattered Moments, we enter a quiet place of illumination, confession, release, and grace. Through prayerful reflection and gentle Scripture-centered meditation, listeners are invited to name their wounds, confess their sins, release bitterness, and receive again the mercy of God.

This episode is designed to be revisited often—a spiritual clearing of the heart and a reminder that God’s mercy still meets us every morning.

Take a breath.
Open your hands.
And rest in the forgiveness of Christ.

🌿 Themes:
• Forgiveness
• Confession
• Healing from wounds
• Releasing bitterness
• Receiving God’s grace
• Christian meditation & prayer

“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow.” — Isaiah 1:18

Take care,
Notice the scattered moments and share the grace.

In a world fueled by outrage, instant reactions, and the endless need to be right, what happens to the soul?

In this reflective episode of Scattered Moments, Matt Tullos explores the spiritual exhaustion created by judgment, tribalism, and digital outrage. Drawing from Scripture, ancient wisdom, poetry, and personal reflection, this episode invites listeners away from the noise and back into the quiet presence of Christ.

Featuring reflections from Rumi and Blaise Pascal, along with an original spoken-word poem, Drunk on Being Right is a call to stillness, humility, mercy, and quiet holiness in an age addicted to reaction.

Scriptures referenced include James 1:19–20 and Psalm 46:10.

Take care.
Notice the scattered moments.
And share the grace. 🌙

Tonight’s meditation is an invitation to slow your breathing, quiet your thoughts, and rest in the presence of God before sleep.

Using the beautiful promise of Isaiah 26:3 — “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You” — this guided evening reflection gently leads listeners away from anxiety, noise, and striving… and back toward the steady peace of Christ.

If your heart feels weary, your mind feels crowded, or the weight of tomorrow keeps following you into the night, this meditation was created for you.

So dim the lights, take a deep breath, and settle into the quiet reminder that while you sleep… God remains awake.

Scripture:
Isaiah 26:3

Scattered Moments is a quiet place for reflection, worship, and guided meditations centered on the presence of God.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, Matt reflects on the unsettling beauty of Scripture—a Book that comforts us while simultaneously confronting us. The Bible does not flatter humanity. It leaves the failures in. No deleted scenes. No polished heroes. Just the raw story of God meeting broken people with relentless grace.

This reflection explores the danger of reducing God’s Word to a theological weapon, a political mascot, or a religious artifact while missing the living Christ at its center. The Bible is not safe. It disturbs false peace, confronts dead religion, and calls ordinary people into radical surrender, forgiveness, courage, and hope.

Featuring reflections on:
• The honesty of Scripture
• Why the Bible still confronts modern religion
• Charles Spurgeon’s famous “lion” metaphor
• The difference between defending Scripture and being transformed by it
• The dangerous beauty of grace

“The Word of God is living and active...” — Hebrews 4:12

Take care, Notice the Scattered moments and share the grace.

Welcome to the very first episode of Deeper Moments — a new series of longer conversations exploring prayer, presence, spiritual awakening, and the deeper life with Christ.

In this inaugural episode, Matt Tullos sits down with pastor, author, and revival voice Bill Elliff for a deeply personal conversation about prayer, the presence of God, repentance, revival, prodigals, and learning to live a Presence-Centered Life.

Bill shares stories from the Jesus Movement, moments of desperation that shaped his walk with Christ, and practical wisdom on cultivating intimacy with God in a distracted world. Together, Matt and Bill explore what it means to “enter the throne room and shut the door,” and how believers can move beyond spiritual routines into genuine communion with Jesus.

This conversation is thoughtful, pastoral, deeply encouraging, and filled with wisdom for anyone longing for spiritual renewal.

Whether you are weary, spiritually dry, praying for a prodigal, or hungry for revival in your church, this episode will gently point you back to the presence of God.

Step away from the noise for a few moments and enter the quiet.

In this guided meditation from Scattered Moments, we journey into Isaiah’s vision of the throne room in Isaiah 6 and the invitation of Jesus to “shut the door” and pray in secret. Together, we reflect on holiness, grace, worship, and the nearness of God.

This meditation is designed to help you slow down, breathe deeply, release distraction, and rest in the presence of the One who still reigns.

Scriptures:
• Isaiah 6
• Matthew 6:6
• 2 Thessalonians 1:12

Find a quiet place, settle your heart, and enter the throne room.

Take care,
Notice the scattered moments and share the grace.

A Scattered Moment about uncertainty, daily grace, and learning to trust God one day at a time.

In this episode, we begin in a corporate meeting where an accidental PowerPoint slide sends me into a week of anxious “what ifs.” From there, we journey into the wilderness with the Israelites who woke up every morning asking the very same question:

“What is it?”

Manna — literally meaning “What is it?” — was God’s daily provision. Not predictable. Not fully explainable. Just enough for today.

Sometimes life feels exactly like that.

A season we cannot define.
A future we cannot predict.
A wilderness where God provides enough light for the next step but not always the entire map.

With a little humor, honest reflection, and the story of manna in the wilderness, this episode is an invitation to trust God even when life feels unfamiliar.

Featuring:
• Exodus 16:15
• Reflections on uncertainty and transition
• The humor and humanity of “manna”
• A quote from Corrie ten Boom
• A reminder that God’s provision often comes one day at a time

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
— Corrie ten Boom

Take care, Notice the Scattered moments and share the grace.

Tonight’s guided meditation is a quiet invitation to rest in the peace and presence of God.

As the day comes to a close, many of us carry anxious thoughts, unfinished conversations, burdens for people we love, and worries about tomorrow. But Scripture reminds us that sleep itself is one of God’s mercies — a nightly reminder that we are safely held in His care.

Drawing from Psalm 4:8 and Psalm 127:2, this meditation gently guides you toward stillness, gratitude, surrender, and peaceful sleep.

“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

Find a quiet place, breathe deeply, release the weight of the day, and allow your heart to rest in the faithfulness of God.

Take care,
Notice the scattered moments,
and share the grace.

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Motherhood is rarely quiet… and almost never easy. 🌿

In this special Mother’s Day episode of Scattered Moments, Matt reflects on an ordinary moment in a grocery store checkout line that became a reminder of the extraordinary strength, wisdom, sacrifice, and holy love carried by mothers every single day.

With humor, tenderness, and a reflection from Proverbs 31, this episode honors the women who hold families together through carpools, late-night prayers, grocery aisles, scraped knees, difficult conversations, and fierce love that never quits.

For the joyful, the grieving, the exhausted, and the deeply loved… this reflection is for you.

“Her children rise up and call her blessed.” — Proverbs 31:28

Take care, Notice the Scattered moments and share the grace.

Mary’s Boy is a reflective journey through the life of Mary—not simply as the mother of the Messiah, but as a mother who loved, protected, released, and ultimately grieved her Son.

From Bethlehem to the temple… from Cana to Calvary… this episode explores the beauty and heartbreak of motherhood through the eyes of Mary as she watches the child she once rocked to sleep carry the weight of the world.

Tender, poetic, and deeply human, this reflection reminds us that the Savior who redeemed creation was also, somehow, still Mary’s boy.

Take a quiet moment. Breathe deeply. And enter the story once again.

Mother’s Day is a time of celebration.

But for many people… it is also complicated.

For some, it is joyful and loud—filled with phone calls, flowers, family lunches, and handwritten cards.

For others, it arrives quietly.

Some long to be mothers but never had the opportunity.
Some carry the ache of broken relationships.
Some think of mothers who are no longer here.
Some remember kindness.
Others remember wounds.

And yet, when I think about motherhood, I also think about something larger than biology alone.

I think about the women God has used to shape this world through nurture… wisdom… sacrifice… protection… courage… and grace.

Women who fed us.
Women who corrected us.
Women who prayed for us.
Women who taught us right from wrong.
Women who carried burdens no one else could see.

Some were mothers by birth.
Others became mothers through love.

And this year, as Mother’s Day approaches, I’ve found myself thinking about my own mom…

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 8:1

For those carrying regret…
For those haunted by old memories…
For weary souls limping into tomorrow…

This gentle meditation invites you to breathe deeply, release the weight of shame, and rest in the mercy of God.

Through quiet reflection, Scripture, guided breathing, and prayerful stillness, you’ll be reminded that grace has the final word.

Take a few moments away from the noise and remember:
your worst chapter is not your final chapter.

🌿 Best experienced with headphones in a quiet place.

Take care,
Notice the scattered moments and share the grace.

There comes a moment when following Jesus means leaving something behind.

In Gospel of Luke 9, three voices rise with good intentions—each one sincere, each one hesitant. And in each response, Jesus reveals a deeper truth: faith is not just about what we believe… it’s about whether we are willing to move forward when the moment comes.

What do you do when the future feels uncertain?
When grief lingers on the horizon?
When the past keeps calling you back?

Sometimes the most faithful words you can say are the simplest:

“I love you. I must be going.”

Take care, Notice the Scattered moments and share the grace.

In this guided meditation on Philippians 4:6, we gently release the weight of anxiety and receive the quiet gift of gratitude.

Through simple breathing, Scripture, and reflection, you’ll be invited to lay down what you’re carrying and rest in God’s presence—right here, right now.

Find a quiet place, take a deep breath… and begin.

There are places we return to—ordinary on the surface, but sacred to us.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, we reflect on the quiet gift of solitude and the memories we carry from the places that shaped us. Drawing from the story in the Book of Joshua, we consider what it means to “gather stones” and remember the moments where God met us in unexpected ways.

What happened in those places?
And what do they still say to us now?

—

🎧 Best experienced slowly… in a quiet place.

A Guided Meditation on Book of Exodus 33:14

So many of our anxieties live in the future.

The “what ifs”… the worst-case scenarios… the quiet fears we carry from one moment into the next.

But God’s promise speaks directly into that tension:
“My presence will go before you… and I will give you rest.”

In this guided meditation, you are invited to step away from the noise of tomorrow and return to the gift of this moment—where His presence already is.

Through a simple but powerful exercise, you’ll learn to place your worries into an “infinite box”… setting them aside, not in denial, but in trust.

This is a space to breathe…
to release…
and to rest in the assurance that the God who goes before you is also with you now.

🌊 How to Experience This Meditation

For the best experience:

• Find a quiet place where you won’t be interrupted
  (a chair, a porch, a parked car—simple is fine)
• Use headphones if possible to fully enter the moment
• Sit comfortably with your hands open or resting gently
• Resist the urge to multitask
  (this isn’t background audio—it’s a moment of presence)
• Follow the prompts slowly, especially the “box” exercise
  Let your mind actually name and release what you’re carrying
• If your thoughts wander… that’s okay
  Just gently return to the voice and the promise

Have you ever found yourself waiting… and wondering if help is ever going to show up?

In this episode of Scattered Moments, a late-night hotel check-in turns into an unforgettable encounter with an unlikely “key master”—a weary truck driver who decides to hop the counter and help a room full of stranded guests.

It’s a funny, slightly chaotic moment… but it carries a deeper truth.

Because sometimes, when life feels stalled and uncertain, God doesn’t send the polished expert. He sends ordinary people—people like us—who are simply willing to step forward.

You may not feel qualified.
You may not feel ready.
But you’ve been given something powerful.

The keys to the Kingdom.

And there are people all around you, quietly waiting at the counter… just hoping someone will help them find rest.

There are moments in life when everything in you wants to push harder, think faster, and fix what feels out of control.

But what if the invitation isn’t to strive…
but to be still?

In this guided meditation, we slow down and rest in the powerful promise of Exodus 14:14:

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Through gentle reflection and unhurried pauses, this episode creates space to release the weight you’ve been carrying and remember that not every battle is yours to fight.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or caught in the tension of uncertainty, this is your moment to breathe… to let go… and to trust.

🎧 Find a quiet place.
🕊️ Take a deep breath.
🙏 And allow yourself to be still.

Ordinary Blessings — Scattered Moments

We don’t struggle to thank God for the big things…
but the quiet gifts often go unnoticed.

In this episode, we reflect on the everyday mercies we walk past—
food, water, rest, friendship…
and even the difficult moments we’re quick to resist.

Anchored in

“Give thanks in all circumstances…”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18

and inspired by the quiet wisdom of Brother Lawrence,
this reflection invites you to slow down and notice the grace already surrounding you.

Even here.
Even now.

Take care, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.

“My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning…” — Psalm 130:6

In this guided meditation, we slow down and sit with the quiet ache—and quiet hope—of waiting on God.

A few minutes to breathe, be still, and remember:
morning is coming.

Best experienced in a quiet place.

Take care, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace. ✨

Not to God.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, we reflect on the heart of a Father who never stops watching the horizon… never stops waiting… never stops calling His children home.

For those we love who are still wandering—
for the prayers that feel unanswered—
for the quiet ache of waiting—

this is a reminder:

God has not given up.

Drawing on the story of the prodigal son, the writings of Henri Nouwen, and the enduring image of a God who pursues what seems lost, this episode invites us to trust His timing… and to join Him in patient, faithful love.

The porch light is still on.
The table is still set.
And the door is still open.

Why do we feel the need to explain everything?

When life breaks… when loss comes… when the world feels like a mess—our instinct is to find someone or something to blame. It gives us a sense of control, even if only for a moment.

But what if some questions aren’t meant to be answered?

In this episode of Scattered Moments, we step into the tension between chaos and control, between our need to understand and God’s invitation to trust. Through the story of Job, a quiet word from Augustine, and the gentle echo of an old hymn, we’re reminded that peace doesn’t always come from answers.

Sometimes… it comes from surrender.

Sometimes… it comes when we finally stop talking.

Have you ever been asked to do something… and your first thought was, “You want me to do what?”

In this episode of Scattered Moments, Matt shares a story from a moment he didn’t see coming—being asked to preach on the spot, with no preparation and no clear direction.

Just a Bible.
A room full of people.
And that quiet panic we all know too well.

As his Bible fell open to the feeding of the five thousand, one line rose to the surface:

“You give them something to eat.”

It wasn’t just a passage—it was a mirror.

Because life has a way of putting us in those exact moments…
Moments where the need is real, the expectation is immediate, and the resources feel… insufficient.

But what if those are the very places where Jesus meets us?

This episode is a reflection on flexibility, faith under pressure, and the surprising ways God shows up when we step forward with what little we have.

Because sometimes the call comes suddenly.
And sometimes the answer is simply…
obedience in the moment.

There is a kind of peace that doesn’t make sense.

Not the kind that comes when everything is going right…
but the kind that shows up when everything has fallen apart.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, Matt Tullos reflects on the lonely seasons of life—those quiet places where loss, silence, and uncertainty seem to gather.

And yet… somehow…
Jesus is there.

Through Scripture, ancient voices, and a deeply personal reflection written in a season of hardship, this episode explores a surprising truth:

Sometimes, when everything else is stripped away…
what remains is not emptiness—
but Christ, closer than ever.

If you’re walking through a difficult season, this one is for you.

There is one truth I come back to when life starts to unravel—when the diagnosis lands, when the conversation looms, when the darkness gets loud:

Jesus is with me.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, we slow down and return to the quiet promise at the end of the Great Commission—words we often read past, but desperately need to remember.

This isn’t about trying harder or holding it together.
It’s about waking up to what is already true.

A reflection on presence, fear, and the steady companionship of Christ in every moment.

Ever have one of those moments where you’re just… done?

No more energy.
No more second chances.
No more “maybe next time.”

Just… over.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, Matt Tullos shares a simple but stubborn truth—an axiom that interrupts the finality we often feel:

It’s not over.

From Joseph in a prison cell…
to Moses in the desert…
to a panicked people standing at the edge of the sea…
to a tomb that had already begun to smell like death…

God has a way of working in places that feel completely finished.

This isn’t denial.
It’s not pretending things are okay.

It’s a quiet confidence that even when something looks over…
God isn’t.

Because in the economy of grace—
there are no lost causes.

🎙️ Scattered Moments are quiet reflections on faith, adversity, and the quiet places where grace appears.

What do you do when your mind races to the worst-case scenario?

In this first episode of a three-part series called AXIOM, Matt reflects on a quiet but powerful phrase drawn from the life of Esther:

“If I die, I die.”

It sounds dark at first…
but what if it’s actually the doorway to peace?

Through Scripture, story, and honest reflection, this episode explores what happens when we stop trying to control the outcome—and instead place our lives fully in the hands of God.

Featuring:

• Esther’s courageous decision in the face of uncertainty
• The quiet resolve of Perpetua
• Paul’s tension between purpose and eternity (Philippians 1:21–23)

This is not about giving up.
It’s about letting go.

And maybe discovering that when the worst thing loses its power… fear does too.

🎙️ Scattered Moments are quiet reflections on faith, adversity, and the quiet places where grace appears.

In this Christian devotional podcast episode, we explore Jeremiah 18 and the image of the Potter’s Wheel…

What happens when life feels like it’s spinning out of control?
When change leaves us disoriented… or even broken?

This reflection includes a personal poem written during a season of deep transition and questioning—a time when the hands of the Potter felt both confusing and necessary.

Drawing from the words of Irenaeus and the prophet Jeremiah, we are reminded that God does not discard what is marred. He reworks it. The pressure is not punishment. The fire is not destruction. It is formation.

If we remain soft in His hands, we begin to see what He sees—not what we are, but what we are becoming.

Take a few quiet moments to listen…
and notice the grace in the process.

What do you do when life places you in the dark—
when circumstances close in, and faith feels tested beyond words?

In this opening episode of Scattered Moments, Matt Tullos reflects on the reality that adversity is not the exception… it’s the classroom.

Featuring a powerful original poem, The Belly of the Beast, this episode explores the hidden places of suffering—where loss, disappointment, addiction, betrayal, and silence converge. And yet, even there, something deeper is happening.

Through the story behind the hymn “No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus” by Charles Weigle, and the steady truth of 2 Corinthians 4, we’re reminded:

We may be pressed… but not crushed.
Struck down… but not destroyed.

Sometimes faith isn’t formed in comfort—
but in the quiet, unseen places where God meets us in the storm.

Take heart.
Notice the scattered moments.
And share the grace.

What if the greatest truth about God is also the one we struggle to believe?

That He is… approachable.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, we reflect on the quiet, astonishing invitation at the heart of the gospel—that we can come near to God. Not cautiously. Not after we’ve cleaned ourselves up. But boldly… even in our weakness.

Drawing from Scripture and the wisdom of the early church, this episode explores the tension we all feel—the instinct to hide, to strive, to prove ourselves—and the gentle call of a Father who simply says, come closer.

This is not a safe journey.
It will cost you your pride.
It will reshape what you hold onto.

But it will lead you into the life your heart has been longing for.

If you’ve ever felt distant from God…
or wondered if you’re still welcome in His presence…

This moment is for you.

✨ Take care, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.

🌅 He is with us.

His obituary was in the paper. The stone was in place. Rome's finest were on guard. And yet — somehow — Jesus showed up hungry for breakfast.

He didn't go looking for better followers. He went back to the deniers, the doubters, the deserters. He chased after the ragtag, the deeply flawed, the ones who ran.

Which means He's chasing after us too.

The sting is gone. Death didn't win. And today — this glorious, impossible morning — we get to begin again.

May you live today with wide-eyed wonder. May you eat, work, sing, and laugh like it's the first time you've ever gotten to. May cynicism have no room at your table this morning.

He is risen. He is with us. And that changes everything. 🕊️

It’s Saturday.

The tomb is sealed.
The guards are in position.
The sheep are scattered.
The light is gone.

Before He draws His final breath… He prays.

In this Holy Week reflection, we step into the final moments of Jesus—suspended between earth and heaven—where His last words are not cries of despair, but a prayer of trust:

“Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.”

This episode traces that ancient prayer from Psalm 31 through the lips of Jesus on the cross, revealing a posture not just for death—but for daily living.

What does it mean to entrust your life fully into the hands of God?
What if surrender is not loss—but the doorway to peace?

With poetic reflection and pastoral insight, this episode explores:

• The childlike trust at the heart of Jesus’ final words
• The connection between bedtime prayers and eternal hope
• The beauty of release at the end of the race
• The promise that we are adopted, accepted, and held by the Father

This is more than a final statement.
It is an invitation.

To rest.
To trust.
To pray:

“Into Your hands… take me.”

This is not the cry of defeat.

“It is finished.”

From the cross, Jesus speaks—not as one overcome, but as one who has completed the work He came to do. Every step of suffering, every moment of endurance, every ounce of obedience has led to this final declaration.

The race is run.
The price is paid.

And what does that mean for us?

It means the record of our wrongs—every failure, every hidden sin, every weight we carry—has been fully and finally settled. Not reduced. Not postponed. Not negotiated.

Paid in full.

In this episode of Scattered Moments, we reflect on the meaning of those final words—and the freedom they declare over every life willing to receive it.

Take heart, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.

Two words.

That's all He says.

After the long night. The lashes. The miles. The weight of the world pressing down on Him — Jesus speaks the most human sentence of the crucifixion:

"I thirst."

Not a sermon. Not a shout of victory. Just… need.

In this fifth episode of our Holy Week series — The Seven Last Words — we sit with the stunning vulnerability of a thirsting Christ. The One who stood in the temple courts and cried out "if anyone is thirsty, come to Me and drink" is now dying of thirst on a Roman cross.

But this is more than physical.

This is longing. The God who spoke the oceans into existence — thirsting. For peace. For meaning. For something that finally satisfies. For you.

This brief reflection is for anyone who has sipped from everything the world offers and still found themselves standing in the same desert they started in.

Each episode is only about four minutes long — a brief pause for Holy Week.

New episodes release daily through Holy Week.

In this fourth episode of our Holy Week series — The Seven Last Words — we sit with the most searingly honest words ever spoken: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

This is for anyone who has prayed and not heard. Who has waited and not seen. Who has whispered into the dark and felt nothing come back.

You are not losing your faith. You are not broken beyond repair. You are standing in the same space where Jesus stood — and His voice is already there before you.

The psalm doesn't end in despair. Neither does this.

Each episode is only about four minutes long — a brief pause for Holy Week.

New episodes release daily through Holy Week.

In the middle of His own suffering, Jesus looks down from the cross and sees His mother.

And He makes sure she will not walk through it alone.

This third episode in our Holy Week series — The Seven Last Words — reflects on one of the most tender moments of the crucifixion. With a few quiet words, Jesus creates a family not by blood, but by love. And in doing so, He reveals something we desperately need to hear:

He is still seeing. He is still providing. Even now.

This brief reflection is for anyone carrying a grief they haven't told anyone about — and anyone who needs to be reminded that they are not too small for His attention.

Each episode is only about four minutes long — a short pause for Holy Week.

New episodes release daily through Holy Week.

Two men hang beside Jesus. Same cross. Same pain. Same moment. Two completely different responses.

One demands proof. The other pleads for hope. And in that desperate, dying plea, grace does what grace always does — it reaches further than anyone thought possible.

In this episode, Matt Tullos reflects on the second of the Seven Last Words of Jesus: "Today, you will be with me in paradise." A word spoken not to the religious, not to the deserving, not to those who had time to make things right — but to a thief at the end of everything.

No time. No resume. No offering.

Just a man turning his head toward Jesus and crying out.

If you've ever wondered whether grace could reach you — this is the episode to hear.

Lord, remind me today that your grace has no bottom and no edge. That it reached a dying thief on his worst day — and that it reaches me on mine. Help me turn my head toward you, just as he did, and trust that your answer will be the same. Today. Paradise. You. Amen.

Scattered Moments is a five-minute faith reflection releasing every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Find the grace hidden in ordinary moments. Take heart. Share the grace.

In this first episode of Scattered Moments, we begin a Holy Week journey through the seven last words of Jesus.

From the cross, in the midst of unimaginable suffering, Jesus speaks a prayer that still echoes today:
“Father, forgive them…”

This brief reflection considers the depth of that mercy—offered not only to those who crucified Him, but to each of us. Through poetic reflection and scripture, we are invited to see ourselves in that moment… and to receive the forgiveness we so deeply need.

Take a few minutes to pause, reflect, and listen for grace.

New episodes will be released daily throughout Holy Week. Each episode is only about three minutes long.