Author Description

When you fail to spend time with God, the seams in your life begin to show. American novelist Toni Morrison describes in an interview the importance of not allowing “seams” to show in writing, which is to explain the ways in which the positioning of a narrative matters for the stability of the text and the reader’s accessibility. She extends this notion to the balance necessary in one’s life no matter their profession and familial history. It is this line of thinking that begs to question the ways in which the seams show in graduate students’ lives as a result of spiritual imbalance. This devotional mediates the far reaching void between the prayers of students and the academic classroom. It is written for students in professional programs to help assist, encourage, and elevate their personal quiet time with God for promised academic success. Furthermore, it stands on Matthew 6:33: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (KJV).