Posts from September 2025

Introduction We conclude our Call & Response series with trust. The movement of the past few weeks—through wonder, integrity, and lament—has not erased uncertainty, and hasn’t promised that life will feel easy or safe. What it has offered is a way to stay in relationship with the God who listens, speaks, and stays near. Psalm 91 gives us words to hold onto in times of risk and fear. Trust grows from this divine relationship, shaped by prayer and strengthened by…

Introduction We continue our Call & Response series having celebrated wonder and acknowledged the critical importance of integrity. Moving from last week’s essential question about whether or not our lives align with our faith, we turn to the honest expression of sorrow, grief, and lament. Sometimes this comes from the ways we fall short, and sometimes it’s focused on the pain we carry, the losses we’ve endured, and the suffering we see around us. Psalm 79 is a cry for…

Introduction We continue our Call & Response series with a question many of us ask without saying it out loud: does faith really shape how we live? Psalm 14 is frustrated with a world where people say one thing and do another, where words about God are easy but action is rare. It’s not aimed at outsiders. It’s a challenge for those who claim belief in a loving God, and yet live as if that makes no real difference. This…

Introduction As we begin our Call & Response series, we start with wonder. Something happens when we realize we are known—truly known—before we even have to explain ourselves. Psalm 139 draws us into that moment. It reminds us that our lives are not anonymous, nor are they forgotten. We come from love, we live within reach of the Divine, and every breath is known before we’re even aware of it. Wonder lives in the awareness that we are never alone…