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Whispering His Name

On an average day, Jaime Jo Wright is home in Wisconsin’s woodlands, enjoying a cup of coffee, cuddling with her cats, or clacking away at her computer to create another thrilling gothic novel. Jaime has won several awards for her bestselling books, such as “The House on Foster Hill” and “The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond.” Read on to learn what spiritual practice is working best for her right now.

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God and I are pretty chill with each other. That probably sounds flippant, and I really don’t mean it to be. When I study the Old Testament, I’m often struck by the supremacy of God, his power, and my lack of right to even question him. But at the same time, he has a way of just being there.

I’m a “be there” sort of person. That means I tend to dwell in the moment and where I’m at. Day-to-day life doesn’t complement long moments of meditation (neither does my sporadic personality).

I like to live alongside and with God. This means inviting him in at all times and never sensing any aloneness away from him. God and I — we practice companionship. I’ll even laugh out loud sometimes and say out loud, “Wow. Good one, God.” And then, on the days when I struggle with anxiety or melancholy (too many to count), I love to just lean into his grip. He can hold me while we get through it together.

There is a lot of power in just whispering his name. It’s the being. The existing. The moment-by-moment knowing that we’re in each other’s presence. In his grip. That’s what I call it.

—Jaime Jo Wright, bestselling novelist, as told to Rapt Interviews