“After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” — 1 Kings 19:12 (NIV)

When you are neurodivergent, the world is often too loud. In discernment, the “loudness” comes disguised as holy administration. The C4 forms, the DDO meetings, the criteria, the placement reports—it is a deafening storm of paperwork and expectations.

It is easy to panic when you can’t find God in the forms. But God rarely shouts over the paperwork. We have to actively turn down the volume of the “process” to hear the whisper of the calling that started this whole journey in the first place.

The Question: What is one administrative anxiety you can intentionally put down this weekend to listen for the whisper?

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Lent Reflection: The Noise of the Process