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Dear Outlook readers,

Today, I pray that you are able to see the Spirit at work all around you — in community, in creation, in the work of the church. Know that God goes with you into all of the unknowns of this time and Christ's grace covers you.

In Christ,

Rose Schrott Taylor
Outlook interim associate editor

Editors' picks

Memphis pastor and runner responds to recent mass shooting and abduction by Anne Apple

Investing faithfully: Planting seeds of change by Amy Butler

Reading banned books: Bridge to Terabithia by Kathleen Long Bostrom

I was riveted and troubled by the queen’s state funeral by Jay Blossom

In case you missed it...

The pregame prayer
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling affirming prayer in public schools, Andrew Taylor Troutman reflects on his high school baseball team’s pregame ritual of saying the Lord’s Prayer.

Reading banned books: Sula
In honor of Banned Books Week, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary student Luke Hillier reflects on Toni Morrison’s Sula, sharing the lessons the book taught him as a 17-year-old and teaches him today.

New directions and new work for PC(USA) in fight against climate change
Outlook reporter Leslie Scanlon speaks with Janette Plunkett, a recent overture advocate for the Environmental Justice Committee, about the next steps for the denomination after a historic GA.

On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico faces record-setting rainfall and devastation from Hurricane Fiona
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance walks alongside partners in the Caribbean and Presbyterian leadership in Puerto Rico as they assess and respond to the aftermath of the disaster. — PNS

Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us
Amy Pagliarella reviews Mark Yaconelli's new book.