"Near & Now: Everyday Encounters with God" | Why Attentiveness is Needed Now

"Near & Now: Everyday Encounters with God" | Why Attentiveness is Needed Now

June 21, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenge of living in a distracted world and invites listeners to find peace and rest in God amidst the chaos.

Everything today is competing for our attention—and most of it leaves us more drained than fulfilled. Scripture names something we all feel but rarely say out loud: much of what we chase never truly satisfies. This week, we’ll name the challenge of living in a distracted world and hear a different kind of invitation from Jesus. Instead of striving harder, he invites us to come and rest. As we learn to pay attention to God, we discover a deeper peace, a renewed sense of wholeness, and a living hope in God’s work of restoring and renewing all things.

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