Two months into the pandemic, I began a practice I called “When I look for God”. I had resumed a wide gaze to continue my search for God that morning when a grin emerged from a small epiphany: who says God isn’t also an intrusion or discomfort? After six years of practice, I still don’t know any more of what God is or isn’t than I did before. I trust now that I will see God when God allows it, often when I am not even looking. I understand for the first time the assertion of the faithful, that God is everywhere – even in unwelcome or desolate moments.

Source: The Guardian March 29, 2026 16:00 UTC