Weekly Inspiration 9/24/2026

In moments of powerlessness, we focus so much on what we should do, that we often forget about what we should be. What if every time you asked God what you should do, you also asked God how you should you be? What if instead of focusing on actions in times of powerlessness, you focused on states of being, like being patient, being charitable, being forgiving, or even being joyful?

Br. Jack Crowley

Society of Saint John the Evangelist

from Learning to Walk in the Dark

by Barbara Brown Taylor

While I am looking for something large, bright,

and unmistakably holy,

God slips something small, dark,

and apparently negligible in my pocket.

How many other treasures have I walked right by

because they did not meet my standards?

I’m learning to let go of my bright ideas

about God so that my eyes are open to the God

who is.