A Blessing for Loving the World, Anyway
The piece "A Blessing for Loving the World, Anyway" by Kate Bowler is a lyrical meditation on resilience amid life’s inevitable hardships. It celebrates those who acknowledge burdens—news cycles, health scares, disappointments—yet still choose to look upward and find joy in small, unexpected moments. The poem emphasizes the practice of staying present, accepting what cannot be fixed, and embracing love for a world that often feels unreciprocated. Its concluding lines affirm a conscious, costly choice to say yes to life despite its imperfections.
Love the World, Anyway.
In a recent Substack post, Kate Bowler reflects on finding joy amid global uncertainty, emphasizing that joy coexists with sorrow and can be cultivated through small, intentional actions. She shares insights from a podcast with pastor Nadia Bolz‑Weber and author...
A Blessing for When Gratitude Feels Impossible
The blog post "A Blessing for When Gratitude Feels Impossible" offers a poetic meditation on finding gratitude amid hardship. Written by Kate Bowler, it frames gratitude as a surprise rather than a duty, encouraging readers to notice small mercies when...
A Blessing for Living Inside the Question
Kate Bowler’s April 12, 2026 poem “A Blessing for Living Inside the Question” urges readers to reject despair and find joy amid unresolved uncertainty. The verses celebrate a stubborn hope that persists despite repeated disappointment, framing hope as a deliberate refusal to...
Life Demands Life.
The post reflects on profound grief, illustrating how loss forces a stark question: how do we keep living? Drawing on theologian Jerry Sittser’s tragedy and Wendell Berry’s novel, the author argues that life itself demands continued existence, even amid despair....
A Blessing for Those Reaching for Answers
Kate Bowler’s latest Substack post, “A Blessing for Those Reaching for Answers,” offers a poetic meditation on the struggle to find meaning when life feels overwhelming. The piece acknowledges both the things that can be fixed and those that cannot,...
A High Tolerance for Fragility
The piece argues that true courage stems from recognizing life’s inherent fragility rather than assuming invincibility. It contrasts an over‑confident, risk‑ignoring mindset with a “high tolerance for fragility,” where individuals accept potential loss and still pursue meaningful experiences. By acknowledging...
Living with Harder Questions
The post argues that true spiritual maturity is not about finding neat answers but learning to live with unanswered questions. It cites Rainer Maria Rilke’s advice to love questions like foreign books and frames Lent as a seasonal practice of embracing uncertainty....
What if the Bridge Doesn’t Exist?
The post uses Indiana Jones’s chasm scene to illustrate that faith is not about certainty but about stepping forward when the path is invisible. It defines faith as assurance for unseen outcomes and argues that true faith replaces explanations with courage....