Today I stepped outside during worship because I felt a quiet nudge from the Lord.
 I thought I was going to do something practical, but instead He asked me to sit… and notice.

In this spoken word piece, The Noticing, we slow down long enough to hear what has been speaking all along. The sky, the wind, laughter, breath, and the gentle ways God meets us when we stop moving long enough to be present.

If you’ve been caught in busyness, noise, or the constant pressure to keep going, this episode is an invitation to pause and return to awareness of God’s presence.

Take a breath before listening.

In this episode, we’re talking about fruit. Not gifts. Not titles. Not “looking anointed.” Fruit.

Because rotten fruit can still hang on a branch… and low-hanging fruit can still be a bad batch. And just because something is producing doesn’t mean it’s pure.

We sit in John 15 where Jesus calls Himself the true vine and God the vinedresser, the One who prunes what we can’t see. Then we bring it back to Hannah. Her barrenness wasn’t wasted time, it was the hidden place where God was shaping her, cutting, cleansing, and preparing her branch. 

So if you feel pressure, don’t panic. Stay connected. Stay submitted.
 Because God isn’t just producing fruit… He’s producing fruit that remains.

Hannah didn’t come to God polished. She came honest — and her healing began there.

Today we pause in that sacred moment where anguish becomes encounter and peace returns before anything changes outwardly. We end together in a heartfelt, powerful prayer.

We’ll continue Hannah’s story this Sunday.

Rooted in 2 Corinthians 12:9, this reflection invites the faithful and weary to lay down what they were never meant to hold alone and rest in God’s sufficient grace.

If you’ve been strong for a long time,
this space is for you.