Colorado Springs church, Christian meditation, union with Christ, grace not performance, hearing God, spiritual formation, gospel, healing shame

Transformation doesn’t begin with effort—it begins with beholding. A meditation on the gaze that awakens Christ’s life within us.

A reflection on 2 Corinthians 5, the incarnation, and the finished work of Christ—exploring why reconciliation precedes repentance, and how true transformation begins with awakening to what is already true.

This week, we explored Matthew 11—where Jesus invites the weary into rest—and how the “violence” of the kingdom often looks like forgiving, releasing debt, and choosing mercy.

In this teaching, Leah Ramirez invites us to reconsider the Gospel we were handed and return to the truth Jesus revealed: the Father has always loved us. This message calls us back to union, freedom, and the unshakable reality of being seated with Christ—learning to live from beholding rather than striving.

This week at The Gathering Colorado Springs, Chris Berglund taught on aligning the soul—bringing our imagination, emotions, and inner life into covenant with the Spirit. Discover how silence, daily cleansing, and guarding the inner life lead us into rest and union with Christ.

In this week’s message at The Gathering in Colorado Springs, Chris Berglund explores how believers overcome accusation through the Melchizedek priesthood and the indestructible life of Christ within. This teaching calls us out of the “synagogue of Satan” and back into our true identity—union, belonging, and the unshakable priesthood we carry in Jesus.

Jesus awakens the Samaritan woman first — the “wrong person” by every standard. Discover how John 4 reveals the blueprint for revival and the artesian well of union within.

The Gathering, Colorado Springs church, Leah Ramirez, Chris Berglund, cup of suffering, cup of Christ’s sufferings, union with Christ, ministering to the Lord, beholding Jesus, contemplative prayer, Sabbath Altars, prophetic teaching, Jeremiah, Job, suffering and glory, Christian community, spiritual formation, presence of God

Many believers are exhausted—not because they’re failing, but because they’re still trying to live toward God instead of from the Christ who lives within them. This message invites you to rebuild on the finished work, embrace real rest, and discover the well of life already inside you.