June 28, 2026

What are you running from?
Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME – We need one another to find freedom from shame.
TEXT – Mark 5:24-34

1. Ashamed and on the run.

2. Facing shame to find healing

NEXT STEPS

• Start small and slow.
• Don’t quit

JOURNAL PROMPT

What’s the worst that could happen if you admitted your worst to someone? What’s the best that could happen?

REFLECTION POEM

Safer Than Humans by Rachael Joy Welcher

People come and go

they really do, they

don’t stay long or

think about you.

You need a dog,

a cat or a fish, if

you want some

form of faithfulness.

 

Animals hurt us

when they die, but

it’s only because they

can’t say goodbye.

Even then, it’s not

their fault. Humans

are different, they

know how to sin,

which is why it’s a

risk to let them in.

 

I’d rather a dog named

Frank or Bo, lifting his

chin to let me know

that he needs a pat, a

walk, a drink or a

squeaky toy, than

to trust again

and be destroyed.