Sunday, 19 October 2025

God in Process - The God Who Feels, Moves, and Walks With Us


Scripture Readings (suggested):

  • Exodus 3:7-8 – “I have seen the misery of my people… I have heard their cry.”
  • John 1:14 – “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
  • Romans 8:22-28 – “All creation is groaning… and the Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.”

Introduction: Where Is God When the World Hurts?

My brothers and sisters in Christ,

Have you ever asked the question — Where is God when I’m in pain?
When war breaks out… when a child dies… when we cry out in prayer and hear no answer?

Today, I want to share with you a vision of God that is deeply comforting, deeply challenging, and maybe even a bit surprising — a vision of God in process. A God who is not far off, not untouched by suffering, not a cold ruler above the clouds — but a living, feeling, moving God, who walks with us in every moment of becoming.

1. Not a Distant King — But a Loving Participant

In many traditional images, God is portrayed as all-powerful, unchanging, and unaffected by the world. But is that the God we meet in Scripture?

Think of Moses at the burning bush. God says:

“I have seen the misery of my people. I have heard their cry. I know their suffering.” (Ex 3:7)

This is not a God who stands apart. This is a God who feels, who listens, who responds. This is a relational God — a God in process.

The theologian Alfred North Whitehead spoke of this vision of God. He described God as having two sides:

  • One side that is eternal, holding all the beauty and possibilities of what could be.
  • And another side that is in time with us, who responds, feels, and grows in relationship with creation.

God is not a distant monarch — God is a companion in the journey of life.

2. God Who Suffers With Us

Friends, this is good news for all who suffer. Because if God is only distant and all-controlling, then what do we do with evil? What do we do with pain?

But Whitehead’s insight — and more importantly, the witness of Scripture — tells us:

God does not cause suffering — God suffers with us.
God does not control the world by force — God moves it forward by love.

This is the God revealed in Jesus Christ — who wept at Lazarus' tomb, who suffered on the cross, who took on our pain to redeem it.

God is not the unmoved mover — God is the most moved mover.
As theologian Jürgen Moltmann said:

“Only a suffering God can help.”

3. God of the Present Moment – Always Offering More

Whitehead spoke of God as constantly luring us — not forcing, not commanding — but inviting us, moment by moment, into deeper life.

At every crossroads, every pain, every joy — God is there, whispering:

“Here is a better way. Choose love. Choose peace. Choose truth.”

God doesn't override our freedom, but honors it. And in every choice, God works — even in our failures — to bring about healing, meaning, and new creation.

As Paul says in Romans 8:

“In all things God works for good with those who love Him.”

Not that everything is good — but that God works within everything to bring about the good.

4. Our Response – Walking with the God Who Walks with Us

So what does this mean for us?

  • It means God is not done with us. You are a work in process — and so is the world.
  • It means every moment matters — because God is present in it, calling you forward.
  • It means we are co-creators with God — our prayers, our choices, our actions really matter.
  • And it means we can trust that God feels with us, and never leaves us alone.

Conclusion: God Becoming with Us

Beloved in Christ,
We are not alone in our suffering.
We are not abandoned in our confusion.
And we are not finished yet.

God is with us — not as a static judge, but as a living presence, constantly drawing us toward love, beauty, justice, and truth.

As John writes:

“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
That Word still dwells among us — still calls to us — still becomes with us.

So let us walk with the God who walks with us.
Let us trust the God who is always becoming — always loving — always calling us.

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God in Process - The God Who Feels, Moves, and Walks With Us

Scripture Readings (suggested): Exodus 3:7-8 – “I have seen the misery of my people… I have heard their cry.” John 1:14 – “And the Wor...