One of the most enduring tourist attractions in the ancient world was the Temple at Delphi. For more than a thousand years, hordes of worshippers traveled there to consult the Oracle of Apollo. They would receive a trance-inspired word from the high priestess, Pythia.
That kind of longevity is remarkable. Most restaurants are fortunate to survive a decade. Churches struggle to last a century. Yet Delphi endured for over a millennium.
Why?
Because people wanted clarity. They wanted direction. They wanted assurance about their future.
Not much has changed.
All of us seek answers. We long for guidance in our relationships. We wonder who we can trust. We ask why suffering happens. We want clarity. We crave peace.
Yet we rarely find what we are looking for, and we often look in the wrong places.
We turn to distractions to dull our pain. We doomscroll social media or disappear into YouTube. We convince ourselves the next drink will soothe us or the next purchase will satisfy us. Entertainment slowly becomes identity.
We turn to politics to make sense of the world. It can offer clarity of opinion; but does it bring peace? Are we truly happier? Has being right made us righteous? Has our zeal for the Constitution improved our constitution? Probably not.
Some of us avoid those paths and give ourselves fully to the church. Surely this can't be wrong, right? Yet even here we can drift. We focus on facilities, budgets, personnel, and personalities. Our calendars swell. Our inboxes fill with SignUpGenius notifications. The work of worship begins to crowd out the heart of worship.
God never intended for us to search for meaning in distractions, ideologies, or even activity for Him. God intended for us to seek Him.
Our search begins and ends in God. Our purpose is found in praise. Clarity comes when we fix our eyes on what truly matters. Through spiritual practices we learn to seek God in the midst of chaos. We give our attention to our affections.
The theme for 2026 at White Station is Seek My Face. This is an invitation to go where God is leading rather than trusting ourselves. It is an invitation to rediscover joy, even in seasons of emptiness. During this year we will place worship at the center of our life together, remembering that we are creatures who serve a Creator.
I invite you to memorize our theme verse from 2 Chronicles 7:13–15:
When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
May 2026 be a year when we seek not just answers, but the face of God Himself.
