When the World Feels Uncertain

Over the past week or two, I’ve been checking in with many of you, asking a simple question: How are you feeling?
More than a few have named a sense of anxiety—feeling on edge, unsettled, or worried about what may be unfolding in the world or closer to home. I share some of that unease as well.

In times like these, faith communities matter deeply. Religion, at its best, is meant to be a place of steadiness and hope—a place where fear does not have the final word. The language at the heart of Christianity is not about division or cruelty, but about moral courage, compassion, and care for one another.

At its core, Christianity is wonderfully simple. Jesus summed it up in two teachings: to love God, our source of life, and to love our neighbors. And “neighbor,” as Jesus understood it, is a wide and generous word—reaching beyond familiarity or geography to include all of God’s creation.

May we continue to be a community shaped by that love, especially when the world feels uncertain.

Rev Steve