Right Where We Are
Do you need a few minutes to just be? To be present with yourself and with God? Are you looking to develop a rhythm of stillness and contemplation? Then join Sumer as she creates a space through the short readings of scripture, sometimes a story or two from her own life, where you can just be, held by Love, right where you are. May these ancient words be kind companions along your journey wherever you are.
Episodes
Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. This week’s episode will feature the Prayer of the Farm Workers’ Struggle by Cesar Chavez . May these words be kind companions along your journey.
Prayer of the Farm Workers’ Struggle by Cesar Chavez
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Silentium by Christopher Galovan
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Jul 16, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. This week’s episode will feature a prayer by John Philip Newell from his book Celtic Benediction. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
Celtic Benediction by J. Philip Newell
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“In the beginning, O God,
your Spirit swept over the chaotic deep like a wild wind
and creation was born.
In the turbulence of my own life
and the unsettled waters of the world today
let there be new birthings of your Spirit.
In the currents of my own heart
and the upheavals of the world today
let there be new birthings of your mighty Spirit.”
Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. This week’s episode will feature John 15: 1-8 from the Common English Bible. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
John 15: 1-8 CEB
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Silentium by Christopher Galovan
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Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. This week’s episode will feature Colossians 1: 15-20 from the Common English Bible. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
Colossians 1:15-20 CEB
Music from #Uppbeat
Silentium by Christopher Galovan
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Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. This week’s episode will feature a small portion of text on gratitude from Thoughts in Solitude by Thomas Merton. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
From Thoughts in Solitude by Thomas Merton
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"To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything
He has given us - and He has given us everything. Every breath
we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace,
for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore
takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly
awakening to new wonder and to praise of the goodness of God.
For the grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by
experience. And that is what makes all the difference."
-Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
Apr 16, 2025
Apr 16, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. This week’s episode will feature Psalm 22, The Psalm of the Cross. Take time this Holy Week to pause and reflect on this prophetic psalm that gives a glimpse into Jesus’ mind while on the cross. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
Psalm 22 from the Common English Bible
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Apr 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025
8 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today’s episode features a morning prayer from Celtic Benediction by John Philip Newell. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
Celtic Benediction by John Philip Newell
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Silentium by Christopher Galovan
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"For the first showings of the morning light
and the emerging outline of the day
thanks be to you, O God.
For earth's colours drawn forth by the sun
its brilliance piercing clouds of darkness
and shimmering through leaves and flowing waters
thanks be to you.
Show to me this day
amidst life's dark streaks of wrong and suffering
the light that endures in every person.
Dispel the confusions that cling close to my soul
that I may see with eyes washed by your grace
that I may see myself and all people
with eyes cleansed by the freshness of the new day's light."
- Celtic Benediction by J. Philip Newell
Apr 2, 2025
Apr 2, 2025
11 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today’s episode features Sumer sharing how the false narratives she has held about God have changed and a reading of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 substituting God for love. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 from the Christian Standard Bible, The New English Translation and The New International Version
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Silentium by Christopher Galovan
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Mar 26, 2025
Mar 26, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today’s episode features 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 from the Common English Bible, The Message and The New Testament for Everyone. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 from the Common English Bible, The Message and The New Testament for Everyone
Music from Uppbeat
Silentium by Christopher Galovan
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Mar 19, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
6 min
Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today’s episode features 1 John 4:7-21 from The Message. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
1 John 4:7-21 from The Message
Silentium Christopher Galovan
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Right Where We Are
Hi! I'm Sumer and this is my family: my husband, Jens, my son, Reece and daughter, Delaney. Oh, and our dog, Peyton. Two years ago our family left its church and we've been walking in the wilderness ever since. We've been surprised by the beauty and depth that has greeted us here. I’m not a professional podcaster or phycologist, Bible scholar or theologian. I’m just a person who loves to operate at a slower pace and is deeply committed to walking, albeit imperfectly, in the ways of healing and wholeness while being deeply formed by Love. Maybe we're not alone, maybe you're out here in the wilderness too. Wherever you are, we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love.