church talk & vulnerability

I haven’t listened to a sermon in months. My younger self – from even just a few years ago – would be flabbergasted by this. I was in church for years. I loved church; I threw my whole self into it. The music, the scriptures, the sermons: all of it brought me so much comfort,

when prayer feels pointless

The last couple of days have been painful. What is happening in Ukraine and what is happening in Texas anti-trans legislature right now is terrible to observe (and I can only imagine is far more painful and terrible for those most directly affected by these things.) I want to do something, but all I feel