An Open Letter to the Newcomer
You made it.
Maybe you don’t even know how, or why, or what you’re doing here, but you did. You made it to a small corner of the internet that isn’t asking you to fix yourself first. It’s just asking you to breathe.
The Living Well was never built for people who have it all together. It was made for the ones still learning how to live again. For the ones who love Jesus, or want to, but still wrestle with doubt, exhaustion, and messy, complicated life. For the ones who believe but sometimes feel like they’re barely hanging on.
If that’s you, I want you to know something. You’re not behind, you’re becoming.
Faith isn’t a straight line. It’s a slow, winding walk, and I’m walking it too. Most days, I still feel like I’m figuring it out in real time. I’m learning what it means to trust Jesus not just with my eternity, but with my emotions, my family, my past, and my healing. I’m learning that he’s patient - far more than I thought, and that he doesn’t flinch when I bring him my chaos.
So, if you’re arriving here with questions, or a story that still stings, or a heart that feels half closed, I get it. You’re welcome here. Not because this space is perfect, but because he is.
Here at The Living Well, we’ll talk about faith the way it really is, sometimes foggy, sometimes fierce, but always full of grace. We’ll wrestle with the hard things, the holy things, and the ordinary things that shape us. We’ll learn how to walk with Jesus, not as experts, but as friends on the road.
And maybe, just maybe, along the way you’ll feel something stir again. The reminder that your story isn’t too messy to be redeemed, and that grace is still chasing you down.
Welcome to The Living Well, friend.
You don’t have to understand it all to belong here.
You just have to come thirsty.
Come and pray with me.
Jesus, thank you for bringing us here. Not because we’ve earned it, but because you love us enough to meet us in the middle. Teach us to walk with you honestly. Help us find peace in your presence, and remind us that even our small, stumbling steps matter. Amen.
