Showing up for one another

Jamie Phear believes we need to walk out all aspects of our lives – the joy and the pain – in close community, as that is a vital part of our spiritual formation 

Please note: This article mentions pregnancy loss.

This month, I want to honour the quiet strength of women who keep showing up. The women who pray, who persevere, who nurture faith in hidden places. The women who carry others when life gets heavy.

Because I’ve learned that stepping into God’s purposes doesn’t spare us from heartache. Sometimes, it’s in the painful places that the deepest spiritual formation happens. And I’m learning that God forms us not only in the secret place, but in the shared one – through relationships, through community.