The Thread with Jenny Smith

The Thread with Jenny Smith

How a group of humans showed me I could begin again

When love surprises our shame

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Jenny Smith
May 04, 2023
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Have you ever been so gently loved that you didn’t realize it was healing you?

On Sunday I stood in front of a faith community whose walked with me the past seven months and told them how much they’ve meant to me. Thing is — I didn’t write it out beforehand. When I got to that part of my sermon, I naively wrote, “Share what this community has meant to me…

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