Bending the Arc

Piloting Faith is an (almost daily) mediation from Rev. Cameron Trimble that will boost your spirit, inspire your activism and challenge your complacency. Her meditations offer reflection questions, a daily prayer, and some spiritual guidance. They also offer upcoming events that may be of interest to readers.

In her March 10, 2026, meditation, The Work Beneath the Surface, Rev. Cameron tells the story of the bamboo forests in Asia. When bamboo is planted, almost nothing happens for years. The seed is watered. The soil is tended. Seasons pass. To the casual observer, the ground appears unchanged.

One year goes by. Nothing.

Two years. Still nothing.

Three. Four.

Then sometime around the fifth year, something remarkable happens. The bamboo suddenly shoots upward. Within a matter of weeks it can grow nearly ninety feet tall.

To someone who has not been watching closely, the growth appears sudden and almost miraculous. But of course the growth did not begin in the fifth year.

For years the bamboo has been doing its most important work underground. It has been growing an intricate network of roots, spreading wide and deep through the soil. Only once that foundation is strong enough does the visible growth begin.

Rev. Cameron goes on to reflect how this growth is similar to the pains many of us feel currently with the widening war in Iran and the tensions in our country. Read her full article here. 
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