Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler: Leaving Room For God

Humans are busy-bodies. It’s almost second-nature to us, especially in Western culture, to fill our schedules beyond capacity. We think we can do it all; but sometimes we do so much that we forget to leave room for the Holy Spirit to do Her work. We try to fill in all the blanks when, in reality, that’s just not possible. It’s okay to let go and leave room for God.

Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler is here to remind us to not apologize for being busy, but also to not glorify it. She reminds us to take a moment to breathe, to spend some time outside, to leave room for God to do some of the work in our lives and in the world. As she tells it, we are human BE-ings, not human DO-ings.

Join Pastors Amy and Kelsey as they dig into how we can lean into our humanness to connect more deeply with God, with ourselves, and with others.

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Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler serves South Acton Church, United Church of Christ in Massachusetts. Born and raised in an evangelical environment in Houston, Texas, Rev. Amy adopted the United Church of Christ as her home after discerning a call to ministry. Why? After being raised inside a church community where her call was not welcomed, she wanted a church family where everyone was welcome. She found it in the UCC.  

Rev. Amy received a Masters of Divinity at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. She is married to Dr. Joshua Lunde-Whitler and together they have a son. Rev. Amy enjoys coffee (decaf), is a knitter and an aspiring yogi. She has a deep love for Celtic Spirituality and for intergenerational ministry. She often proclaims: “Our children and youth save us. They teach us faith. They are the church today.”