Stories, devotionals, and reflections from our community of faith-driven medical students.
Hi there (Again). I know you’re probably wondering what the title is all about. Well, me too. Initially when God placed this word in my heart, let’s just say the prevailing context was a magnanimous state of confusion. But who is God if not a God of clarity? A phone call here from a special […]
This was the 10th session with Ms. Jane, my counsellor. Each worse than the previous since the very first day I came to her office, inconsolable and completely overwhelmed by the sorrows of life. Especially with school. “Kimberly, We’ve gone over every issue that I’d think is the problem.” My counsellor interjected my crying with […]
As she walks through the long desert, the cold wind brushing against her face, exhausted and sore-footed, her thoughts overwhelm her. Hagar probably begins to question her existence and every decision she has made. Life has somehow boiled down to this: she is pregnant, running away from her mistress, and the burden feels far too […]
I used to think mental unwellness was weakness.I believed it with the certainty of someone who had never heard their own mind crack in the dark. Back then, suffering made sense to me only when it could be seen. A limping body,hollow cheeks,empty plates or grief with visible bones. Pain, I thought, should announce itself […]
When first my heart did yield, yield to tender flame,I dreamt of love, unblemished, pure and true,Yet she, for whom my silent, my silent longing came,Departed swift, and dimmed my skies of blue.And dimmed my skies of blue. O grievous night!, O thoughts that gnawed my mind,Like shadows deep, that whisper ceaseless dread,No rest, no […]
Psalms 34:8 NIVTaste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. —————-God is not proven by argument, but by encounter.—————– What we often pursue as life lasting fulfillment often proves to be transient, shaped by shifting circumstances and fragile expectations. It rises in moments of achievement, relief, […]
“What struck me wasn’t necessarily just Earth, it was all the blackness around it. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbed in the universe.” said Christina Koch, one of the Artemis II crew members. Victor Glover, another crewmate, would on the other end describe the earth as an oasis or a spaceship deep in space. […]
Do you know how rare 1 in 8 is? It’s the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads three times in a row. It’s roughly the odds of being left-handed. It’s the chance that you are reading this on your laptop (most probably you’re not). It’s also the precise probability of reaching into a […]
(A Journal Entry) Hey Jesus,I loved today.I woke up late—rushed, a little flustered, a little annoyed.Fifteen minutes late… not too bad, right? It was Hymn Sunday.And for the first time in a while, I didn’t just attend, I was there.And as I sang along the hymns, with a bubble of joy inside, it finally clicked.“Christ […]
My alarm wakes me up early.I snooze it so fast, at least thrice,Before I finally open my eyes.The light from the phone blinds my eyes.A Bible app notification pops up,I ignore it.I quickly open the tiktok app.I glaze over people’s luxurious lives,Following up on who bought what,who is going on holiday,wondering when will my life […]
What is the perfect puzzle in our lives ?We all dream of having perfect pieces, our grades, our bodies, our hair, even our partners. But these things don’t always satisfy our hearts? So what truly does? Even when choosing shoes, we want those that perfectly fit. Can we really find that kind of completeness in […]
Every morning begins with quite a predictability .Birds carve their way across the sky in confident forward arcs, wings slicing through the air as they travel toward whatever destination the day demands. The sun performs its familiar ritual, rising from the east with practiced precision, washing roofs, windows, and sleepy faces in its steady, golden […]