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You may have heard the phrase ‘dark night of the soul’, originally attributed to St. John of the Cross – a mystic and poet. This idea of darkness refers to the invisibility and unknowability of God and is often used to describe the moments that feel like a crisis of faith. When you don’t know what to make of things anymore. 

Maybe what was once easy to believe has become very difficult. Maybe what once held together feels like it’s falling apart. 

And if it’s a dark night of the soul, we can maintain hope that morning light will come. Things won’t always feel like this. 

But, how do we make it through the existential angst of midnight? 

I was speaking with my friend Rach about this a while ago, and she had started to write a list of affirmations to hold onto when the light felt dim. I immediately thought — these could really help other people. 

So this week on our podcast feed we’ve created an audio experience for you, with Rach sharing some of her affirmations. 

I encourage you to listen, and to make a note of any that particularly resonate with you. You might want to choose one or two of these that you can memorise or write down somewhere, and hold onto when you need them.

We’re going to release a few of these in coming weeks, themed around slightly different areas we might be struggling with. 

This first set is about things we can affirm regarding how a loving God would see us – even when our faith feels frayed. You can read a selection of these below or listen to hear the rest.

God doesn’t misunderstand me or wrongly judge me or think the worst of me.


God is not counting how many bible verses I read or how often I go to church.

God accepts me as I am today.

God loves us as we are — unsure, scared, longing for certainty in a world that continually offers up uncertainty and change.

Click here to listen to Rach read these and other similar affirmations to use in your spiritual practice.

Or use the player below (episode title: ’Affirmations: God’s love and my doubt’):

The Future Church is…Decolonising (Safina Stewart at Future Church Conference) – Spiritual Misfits Podcast

Hello good people!In January this year a group of us hosted the first ever Future Church conference. It was a fantastic day — we had people travel from South Australia, Queensland, Victoria…converging in Redfern Town Hall for an exploration of what the church of tomorrow could look like at its most expansive, welcoming and imaginative. We delved into some heavy topics, but it was a really inspiring and wonderful space of connection and possibility. There will be another Future Church Conference — if you want to make sure you don’t miss any announcements about that give New City Church a follow on the socials — or even feel free to send an email to spiritualmisfits@outlook.com and we will make sure you’re in the loop when a date is announced.In the meantime, I’m going to be playing some of the talks from last time here on the podcast. They were all brilliant, in my opinion, and are well worth sharing around and using as the basis for ongoing conversations.  We were so grateful to be joined by Safina Stewart on the day. Safina is a proud Wuthathi and Mabuiag Island woman who grew up cross culturally in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Australia. She is an artist, the Relationships and Storytelling Coordinator at Common Grace, and a brilliant storyteller in her own right. Safina gave a talk at Future Conference called ‘The Future Church is Decolonising’. This was such a powerful and palpable talk to be in the room for. If you couldn’t be in the room this recording is absolutely worth listening to! At certain points in the talk Safina used her body to illustrate the points she was making. For example, when she talks about looking back at the past to inform our future she turned away from the audience. Knowing this I’m sure you can imagine those moments as you listen. Are you part of a church that wants to find out more about partnering with Common Grace? Email info@commongrace.org.au  Sign up to our mailing list:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/Join our online Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spiritualmisfitspodcastSupport the pod:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/support-us/Send us an email: Spiritualmisfits@outlook.comView all episodes at: https://spiritualmisfits.buzzsprout.com
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