Lorna talks about God’s generosity and gentleness in bringing healing in those areas of her life where she has most often felt fear and anxiety. She shares some ‘good news stories’ from a recent holiday, and the truth of Jesus’ familiar words in Matthew 11, that ‘my yoke is easy and my burden is light’.
As Walter’s sabbatical winds down, he shares some reflections from this time. Spoilers: he missed community and rants about AI and dopamine manipulation.
Jonathan Schut shares what he’s been learning about how MCC tries to heed the words of Isaiah 58 in its mission of “envisioning communities in right relationship with God, one another, and creation.” He particularly focused on what he learned on a recent trip to Guatemala.
During our Second Breakfast Potluck, Jess shared a selection of readings about practicing rest, and opened up a conversation about what gets in the way of prioritizing rest in our lives.
Walter used Beethoven’s example of finding joy in the midst of suffering to talk about the value of celebrating joy even when times are hard. (He was going to start listing all the ways in which we’ve been feeling hardship and loss lately, but the music got him too choked up.)
