What do we do when the world is not the way it’s supposed to be?

We all recognize injustice when we see it. We want wrongs made right, the innocent vindicated, and someone held responsible. But what happens when our systems fail? What happens when nothing can undo the harm that has already been done?

In this week’s message from our Parables of Jesus series, Eric looks at the story of the persistent widow and the unjust judge—and at Jesus’ strange instruction for living in an unjust world: pray, and do not lose heart.

Not because prayer is a substitute for pursuing justice. Not because suffering doesn’t matter. But because the God we cry out to is not a distant, indifferent judge.

The heart of Christianity is that our suffering is not forever—and it is not suffered alone. Jesus has entered into injustice, suffering, and even death itself. And when the world hurts us, we are invited to come to God like children running to a parent: trusting that we are heard, that God is present, and that injustice will not have the final word.

🎧 Parables of Jesus: The Persistent Widow and the Unjust Judge

The parables of Jesus aren't tidy little stories with easy answers. In this message, Justin explores how Jesus used surprising and sometimes unsettling stories to provoke questions, challenge assumptions, and invite his listeners into a deeper understanding of God's kingdom and the transforming way of Jesus.

In this week's message, Jason revisits the parable of the Good Samaritan and discovers that Jesus is less interested in defining who our neighbors are than in teaching us how to become neighbors ourselves. In a world shaped by labels and division, Jesus calls us to embody God's love through compassion, mercy, and tangible acts of care

This morning, we continue our weekly Lectio Divina prayers, centered around the Holy Spirit and Sunday's Day of Pentecost, and how it calls us and guides us and leads us to where and who God wants us! This 10 minute prayer will hopefully be a reset point in your day and week and give you a chance to reconnect with God!