The Road Is Made By Walking, with Rev. Dr. Ken Hood. Series: Life as Pilgrimage, Lent 2026 A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 3. They didn’t have a roadmap, an itinerary. There is no such thing. As much as we’d like to think there’s a certain way life should be…there just isn’t. As painful as it is to lose a child, it’s even more painful when we tell ourselves a story like: “This shouldn’t happen. A parent should never have to bury their child. It’s not fair.” Well… It’s not something we choose. It’s not something welcome. But it also happens. All the time. There is no “this isn’t the way the world should be”…for there’s no such thing. This is frightening but liberating as well. Equanimity is the practice of allowing what is…simply because it’s what’s here. We are almost always subtly resisting what’s happening around us. We wish we felt different or that the world was different, and we push against it inwardly or are pulling towards the world being some other way. But what’s here is what’s here. This isn’t a giving up. This is an acceptance such that, facing what is, we can finally decide how to be and how to act. Machado’s personal story is really challenging. He and his brother had it all in Spain until the revolution came, and they lost everything. So not fair. But it’s what was. They struck out, penniless, and having to find their own way. There is no way, the road is made by walking… About the Series, Life as Pilgrimage, Lent 2026: Our sacred stories are filled with journeys from the familiar into the unknown. This season invites us to become pilgrims, open to being changed along the way. Through shared workshops, contemplative practices, creative expression, and time on the trail, we will make space to listen deeply and be gently transformed by the spacious love of God. Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend. Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts. At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God. We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love. Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information. Keywords: Pilgrimage, Lent, Holy Family, Anthony Machado, Spanish Civil War, wilderness hiking, Timberline trail, Sandy River, cairns, dreams, visions, Holy Spirit, navigation, unconventional family, escape., presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregon Featuring: Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Sharon Edwards, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, Guests Support the show
