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Where we meet God in the
wounds that won’t heal
and the prayers
that seem unanswered.
There are enough places offering answers. Sacred Thorns is about presence.
Not fixing your suffering.
Finding God within it.
Not perfect endings.
The holy messy middle.
RECENT EPISODES
September 20, 2026: Season 2 - Episode 3
Abiding in Fruitfulness
What does it mean to live a fruitful life when the fruit you prayed for never came? Rachel Walters explores infertility, spiritual motherhood, the painful language of “barrenness,” and the pressure to prove our lives matter, asking what changes when we stop measuring fruitfulness by what we produce and learn to abide instead.
“He is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
“He is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
PSALM 34:18
August 16, 2026: Season 2 - Episode 2
Abiding in Community
When the church tells hurting women to "start your own group," it doesn't just miss the moment - it deepens the wound. Rachel Walters and Jacqueline Rivalksy unpack why so many women carrying infertility, singleness, widowhood, or other hidden crosses feel invisible in faith spaces, and what true abiding together actually looks like.
Hi, I'm Rachel.
I didn't start Sacred Thorns because I found the answer to suffering. I started it because I needed a place for the questions that remained.
You don't need a tidy ending to have a holy story.
You are not alone in the holy messy middle.
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