Be – Week 3 | Be Present

Sitting across from someone who’s scrolling their life away — or standing at the bedside of someone slipping away — this message names the real ache: we feel alone even when company is near. The fight for our attention shows up as buzzing phones, decades-old patterns of not listening, and the deep, raw silence that comes with grief. It’s a blunt look at how presence gets lost and why that loss cuts so deep. The sermon traces a different picture: a universe threaded with a presence that won’t let go. Drawing on the Gospel’s opening, a touch of physics, and the concrete acts of baptism and communion, the talk argues that God’s facing us — already paid for, already present — and that noticing this changes what ordinary life feels like. Expect comfort, a gentle challenge, and a fresh sense of what it means to be truly seen and accompanied.