Grace in the Weeds

Grace in the Weeds

A Blessing for the One Who Never Feels Like Enough

The Saturday Blessing: Justice Beyond the System

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Rev. Dr. Amanda Whittington
Sep 05, 2026
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This week we heard Mary sing of a God who lifts the lowly and fills the hungry — good news, first and on purpose, for the poor. Here is your exhale.

Blessed are you who were taught that your struggle was a failure of faith — it never was.

Blessed are you who are poor in any of the ways a person can be poor — in money, in rest, in safety, in being fed — fo…

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