When the Power Goes Out

What happens when the power goes out on a hot July evening? Fans stop, Wi-Fi disappears, and candles come out—but something else often returns as well. In the unexpected stillness, neighbours reconnect, conversations begin, and ordinary grace quietly reminds us that community has always been one of God’s favourite ways of lighting the world.

Learning to Sit Around the Fire Together

And relationships wounded deeply over long periods of history are not restored quickly simply because we wish them to be.

Healing requires truth. Humility. Listening. Presence.

It requires learning how to remain in conversation even when the work becomes uncomfortable or slow.