Awake to the World

Series: Awe

January 25, 2026 | Rev. Brooke Heerwald Steiner

This week wraps up our sermon series on Awe. Awe requires our attention—it's hard to experience awe if you don't notice the amazing sunset or you don't listen to the incredible speech. Awe also requires us to stay awake and alert in the present. In worship, we’ll connect this idea with Ecclesiastes 3, that poetic reminder that there is “a time for everything.” We’ll reflect on how awe often shows up when we recognize the season we’re in, resist rushing past it, and allow God to meet us right here, right now.

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Awe is the feeling that rises when we encounter beauty, goodness, or mystery and realize we are part of something larger than ourselves. In a culture of speed, certainty, and distraction, awe slows us down, humbles us, and helps us pay attention to what truly matters. This series invites us to rediscover wonder as a spiritual practice—one that awakens compassion, deepens faith, and keeps us present to the world as it is.

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