Returning to the Heart of God

Lee Davis • July 22, 2025

Hosea 1:2-10, Luke 11:1-13

There’s something powerful about old photographs.


Not long ago, I stumbled upon one tucked away in a closet—me and a dear friend, arms around each other, laughing like nothing in the world could touch us. We hadn’t spoken in years. Not because of anything dramatic—just life. Time. Distance.


That moment led to a phone call. And on the other end of the line, a quiet voice said, “I was hoping you’d call.”


It got me thinking about how easily we drift. From friends, yes—but also from God. And yet, even in the silence and space we create, God never stops hoping we’ll call. Never stops loving. Never stops waiting.


This Sunday, we’ll explore what it means to return—to reconnect with the One who has never stopped reaching for us. We’ll hear the ache of God’s love in the voice of the prophet Hosea, and we’ll receive an invitation from Jesus himself to pray in a way that’s deeply personal and profoundly simple.


If you’ve been feeling distant—from God, from prayer, from your own spirit—you are not alone. And there’s good news: the door is still open. The light is still on. The welcome is still waiting.


Join us this Sunday as we reflect on what it means to move from distance to intimacy with the One who says, “You are still mine.”


Come back. Come close. Come home.

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