Jonathan bravely shares how after losing a close friend, he found himself wrestling with grief, guilt and the questions that don’t always have answers. Over time, prayer became less about finding explanations and more about simply showing up before God, trusting that even when nothing changes on the surface, He is near to the brokenhearted. Sometimes we don’t need to leave prayer with answers. We just need to know we’re not alone in the questions.

Jonathan Girma is, among many things, a poet and writer. After growing up in Calgary, Canada, he moved to New York, where he now works as a front-end engineer at Audible. There, he pursues another of his passions: using design to create innovative solutions to real-world challenges.