by Lori Wilson I have been sitting with a question lately, the kind that won’t let me go. In Matthew 16, Jesus turns to his disciples and asks, "Who do people say that I am?" The answers come quickly. John the Baptist. Elijah. Jeremiah. One of the prophets. But then Jesus narrows it, makes it personal: "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answers without hesitation. And in return, Jesus tells Peter who he is. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. I love t

by Lori Wilson We have now turned the page in our seasons, and we are in spring. Yet I realize that through this last part of winter, I have been longing for Light—longing to see God in the midst of this world, in the midst of memories I have been working through. Times in my life when I felt lost, alone, and afraid. I realize I was waiting in what felt like darkness, longing for God to be my light. It's not easy sometimes to realize that you have healed from something in you

A Reflection for the New Year by Lori Wilson God has been speaking to me through a hymn—"The Summons" by John Bell from the Iona Community in Scotland. The questions in this song have been following me, gently persistent: Will you come and follow me if I call your name? Will you go where you don't know and never be the same? Will you let my love be shown? Will you let my Name be known? Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me? These aren't questions for the new