Practicing Resistance
January is often seen as a time of fresh starts and bold resolutions, but I like to think of January as a time when we can slow down, check in with ourselves, and recenter our intentions on how we want to be in the world.
This month, we are exploring the theme of Practicing Resistance—not as something fueled only by urgency or anger, but as a spiritual discipline that shapes how we live, love, and stay human together. In the world we are living in, resistance rarely looks like grand gestures or quick fixes. More often, it looks like practice: showing up, again and again, with care, honesty, and courage.
In our Sunday services, we will reflect on resistance as a both a personal and a communal practice. We will ask what it means to resist despair, numbness, and isolation; to refuse narratives that tell us we are powerless or alone; and to choose connection, joy, prayer, and embodied care as ways of grounding ourselves in what matters most.
On January 20th, we will gather for our January Spirit of Community gathering – a contemplative vespers (meaning “evening”) service shaped by music, silence, and embodied prayer. This service will invite us to experience resistance and resilience in the body; in a culture that constantly asks us to hurry, to harden, or to look away, slowing down and tending our bodies can itself be a radical, faithful act.
Practicing resistance does not mean we must be perfect, tireless, or unafraid. It means we commit to staying awake to one another, to our values, and to the world as it truly is. I look forward to learning from and being with you as we explore this topic together.
I wish you the happiest New Year and cannot wait to see all we do together this year. For now, come to be steadied. Come to breathe. Come to practice resistance together.
With love,
