When the Lights Go Out

Life has a way of turning the lights out on our carefully mapped plans. Job loss, diagnosis, relationship breakdown, political upheaval - moments when the vessel we were counting on breaks apart. Abraham was called to leave the familiar empire for an unknown promise, trading sight for trust. Ash Wednesday reminds us we are dust - our carefully constructed plans are fragile. But this isn't cause for despair; it's invitation to discover that God's guidance doesn't require our vision. Sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is take the next right step without needing the whole staircase illuminated. Kate Bowler's wisdom rings true: "I can't see the plan, but I can see the next right thing." This week we explore how to move forward with trust when sight fails us, learning that God's call often leads us into uncertainty precisely because that's where faith becomes real.