Mother's Day at South Hills

The longer we’re on lockdown, left alone with our thoughts, the more anxious and fearful those thoughts become. What do we do in these desperate moments with our deepest questions? Are there any real answers? In the bleak background of the Jesus story, people wondered the same thing. He responded by teaching them the Lord’s prayer. Why? Because he believed these short sentences held the secrets to living well, even, and especially, when nothing seems to be working out the way you wanted it to.

The longer we’re on lockdown, left alone with our thoughts, the more anxious and fearful those thoughts become. What do we do in these desperate moments with our deepest questions? Are there any real answers? In the bleak background of the Jesus story, people wondered the same thing. He responded by teaching them the Lord’s prayer. Why? Because he believed these short sentences held the secrets to living well, even, and especially, when nothing seems to be working out the way you wanted it to.

The longer we’re on lockdown, left alone with our thoughts, the more anxious and fearful those thoughts become. What do we do in these desperate moments with our deepest questions? Are there any real answers? In the bleak background of the Jesus story, people wondered the same thing. He responded by teaching them the Lord’s prayer. Why? Because he believed these short sentences held the secrets to living well, even, and especially, when nothing seems to be working out the way you wanted it to.

Happy Easter, from South Hills Costa Mesa

People say, “Pray, don’t panic.” And I want to. But I don’t feel like know how. Or maybe I’m just not good at it. Calm isn’t easy for me to come by. Is it just me? I want to believe that prayer works; that it changes things; that it can make the world better; that it can make me better. But...how? People during the days of Jesus asked the same sort of questions. And he responded by teaching his followers to pray in a revolutionary way

People say, “Pray, don’t panic.” And I want to. But I don’t feel like know how. Or maybe I’m just not good at it. Calm isn’t easy for me to come by. Is it just me? I want to believe that prayer works; that it changes things; that it can make the world better; that it can make me better. But...how? People during the days of Jesus asked the same sort of questions. And he responded by teaching his followers to pray in a revolutionary way

People say, “Pray, don’t panic.” And I want to. But I don’t feel like know how. Or maybe I’m just not good at it. Calm isn’t easy for me to come by. Is it just me? I want to believe that prayer works; that it changes things; that it can make the world better; that it can make me better. But...how? People during the days of Jesus asked the same sort of questions. And he responded by teaching his followers to pray in a revolutionary way

Each new year is full of possibility & potential. It’s also full of pressure. Most of us have some idea of who we want to be & what we want to do, but we’ve also got this elaborate mental list of who we feel like we have to be & what we have to do. These lists don’t always overlap. And it’s not like we have infinite time & energy. We can’t be and do it all. Like I said...Pressure. A new year can feel exciting, yet overwhelming. So... How do you know what to do & pursue? And how do follow through and stay on task? What would it look like to get to the end of this year with the satisfaction of having lived it well—on purpose, with the big picture in mind; by design, not default? Well... That’s what this series is all about.