Questions > Answers

(I'm doing a new thing! Come along!)

For several years now, I’ve been captivated by the piercing questions Jesus asked people— “Do you want to be well?” “Why are you so afraid?” “Who do you say that I am?” “Do you love me?” Each of those questions, and many more, sparked the most beautiful interactions between Jesus and His friends. And I believe He is still curiously inviting us into these kinds of conversations today.

I will soon be printing a brand new collection of poems, prompts, and practices inspired by Jesus’s questions. (I’m so excited!)

a working draft… :)

But first, I want to invite YOU to join me for a free series of live zoom sessions where we’ll engage in some of these questions together.

For the next 6 Sunday evenings through Easter, I’ll guide us in meditative Scripture readings, reflective prompts, and prayerful listening exercises.

Here’s the schedule, all Sundays at 8:30pm EST:

March 16: What are you seeking?
March 23: Why are you so afraid?
March 30: What do you want me to do for you?
April 6: Who condemns you?
April 13: Who do you say that I am?
April 20: Do you love me?

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Without a doubt, my love language is questions. I feel most loved when I’m asked a thought-provoking, soul-searching, detail-remembering question. It shows me you’re listening, you’re paying attention, you care. As a spiritual director, I find myself collecting good questions— the ones that cause you to pause, to think, to feel, and to reflect.

Jesus famously asked hundreds of questions to people throughout the gospels. Why? Especially when He could have known their answers already? Especially when He could have given them all the answers? Why did He instead show up with the questions? Why did He so often ask rather than tell?

Perhaps Jesus asked because questions are for connection. Jesus didn’t want information, He wanted conversation. He wanted a two-way dialogue not a one-way monologue.

Jesus asks questions not to know answers but to know us.

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“God is an inquiring God. He doesn’t sit around typing out missives telling us what to do; rather, he engages us, and as often as not, he does so with questions… These questions are the initiatives of a God who is genuinely curious about us in the same way parents are (hopefully) curious about their child.”

Curt Thompson, The Soul of Desire, p. 178

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some favorite reads on beautiful questions!

If you don’t need more information about Jesus, but simply crave conversation with Jesus, then these prayer sessions are for you. If you want a soul-rich way of walking with Christ toward Easter, this is for you. If you desire to cultivate an interactive, mutual friendship with Jesus, this is for you!

I’ll be recording portions of our zoom calls and sending them to this Selah Letter community soon afterward if you aren’t able to join me live on Sunday evenings. You only need to register once for the link to attend one or all of this series. And feel free to keep your camera/mic off and simply receive.

Friends, my desire is that both the forthcoming booklet and the live prayer exercises will usher you into healing, connection, and dialogue with Jesus as your Guide.

I hope to see you there!

Sarah

P.S. Would YOU be willing to give me honest feedback on my new prayer guide!? I would love your insights on the flow and feel before it goes to final print. I’ll send paper copies of the working draft to the first 10 of you who reply with your mailing address and agree to answer a few of my questions ;). I’ll also throw in some stickers from the delightful Lore Wilbert whose book, A Curious Faith has helped to shape this collection.