I met a beautiful young woman the other day in Albania. She invited me to be on her live morning television program to speak about our festival coming up over the weekend.

Have you ever experienced grief? Maybe you’ve lost someone close to you or had your life change in a way that you never expected.

Grief is like a blanket of darkness. We grieve because we love, and we grieve because we lose what we love.

Have you ever walked into a room and felt like the least important person there? Small and invisible, like the world runs on power, and you’ve got none to offer?

I meet a lot of people who say, “God? No, no, no religion’s not for me. I’ve made too many mistakes,” or they’ll say, “That kind of faith is for people who were raised in church, for religious people.”

If you’ve ever lost something that mattered—a relationship, a dream, even a life you once loved—you know how painful it is.

Have you ever lost something important? Your phone, your keys… or maybe something deeper—like your peace, your hope, your direction?

If you’re walking through grief right now, I want you to know—you’re not alone. I know what it feels like to carry deep pain, but I also know this: God sees you.

Do you ever feel like God is far away—or like faith is something for…other people? More religious people?

One of the most dangerous lies I’ve ever heard is that God only loves people from certain places—maybe certain countries, cultures, or religions.

Maybe you’ve been trying hard to find the right path in life. To make the best decisions, to be strong, to carry everything on your shoulders.

Have you ever felt like faith—or God—is only for certain people? 

Maybe life hasn’t turned out the way you hoped. Maybe you feel stuck… searching for purpose, trying to make sense of your place in the world.

Did you know there are over 8 billion people living on this planet? It’s easy to feel small or forgotten, even.

There is so much conflict in the world today, and it pushes us apart. Jesus had a different vision.

Do you carry the fear of death? Every one of us will die.

Don’t you ever look at the world and think to yourself, “Why doesn’t God do something? Why doesn’t He stop this evil?

Can I tell you what God has done for me? I realized that I needed Him when my way of life was filling me with darkness.

Maybe you’ve wondered, “What does God actually want from me? Is He angry at my failures?

What are your thoughts about religion? Do you think of it as following rules?