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Christmas Eve
Tonight, the world has grown quieter, whether it intends to or not. Shops have closed. Lights have dimmed. Conversations soften. And somewhere beneath the noise that has surrounded us all month, there is a small, steady stillness waiting to be noticed. This is where Christmas begins. Not in spectacle. Not in perfection. But in a quiet willingness to receive. I imagine the stable not as a place of awe, but of availability. A space that did not try to impress. A space that sim
Lisa Raie
Dec 24, 20251 min read
On December 22, I remember…
This year is the first birthday of my dear Auntie Raie since she passed from this world. She was my mother’s oldest sister. My godmother. The woman whose name I was given and therefore, in so many ways, the woman who stood quietly at the beginning of my own story. Every year on this day, without fail, I would ring her to wish her a happy birthday. It became a ritual of sorts ~ ordinary, faithful, never questioned. This year, the call lives only in memory, and I find myself sp
Lisa Raie
Dec 22, 20251 min read
The Pillar of Light Inside the Soul
There comes a moment in the interior journey when effort gives way to trust. It is not a dramatic moment. There is no announcement. It arrives quietly and often after we have grown tired of trying to lead ourselves. This is where I find myself now, somewhere between knowing what to do and learning how to be led. In Exodus, the people are not given a map. They are given a presence. A pillar of cloud by day. A pillar of fire by night and a pillar of light inside the soul. They
Lisa Raie
Dec 17, 20252 min read
The Faith I Inherited
“…faith doesn’t always arrive as certainty, sometimes it arrives as inheritance…”
Lisa Raie
Dec 11, 20252 min read
The Holy Ground Beneath My Feet
“Lately, I have not grown louder.
I have grown quieter…”
Lisa Raie
Dec 1, 20252 min read
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