Grace in the Weeds

Grace in the Weeds

The Saturday Blessing

A Prayer for the Hurt Locker

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Rev. Dr. Amanda Whittington
May 30, 2026
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This week, we finally stopped pretending that “faithful” means “unbreakable.” We admitted that the hills are steep, the “hurt locker” is real, and that sometimes the most radical thing we can do for social justice is to get in the boat and head for the other side of the lake.

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