As we enter our stewardship season, we remember the words of Colossians 2:6–7:

“Continue to live your lives in Christ, rooted and built up in him… abounding in thanksgiving.”

This year’s theme, Rooted Souls, Generous Lives, reminds us that stewardship begins long before we give anything. 

It starts with where—and in whom—we are rooted.

I think of our intercessory prayer team, who meet every week in Scott Tyra’s Memorial Chapel. They gather quietly, faithfully, to lift up the prayer cards that have been submitted to us—each one representing someone’s hope, grief, or gratitude.

These prayers don’t go out through our prayer chain. They are a distinct group. Both remain within their respective circle of confidence and compassion. And yet, together, these different teams reveal something vital: that our commitment to one another goes deeper than physical presence. It reaches into the spiritual and eternal.

When we show up in worship, when we hold one another in prayer, when we offer our presence even in silence—we are tending the roots of our faith. We enrich the soil we are all planted in. These acts, both seen and unseen, recognized, or not, sustain the life of the whole church.

As we look toward Consecration Sunday on November 9, I invite you to reflect on how you might deepen your roots in prayer and presence. How might God be calling you to show up—with your heart, your time, and your faith—so that our community continues to grow strong and generous together?

May our roots go deep in Christ, and may our lives overflow with grace.