Guest speaker luca offers a gospel-infused reimagining of self-care, one rooted not in consumerism or productivity, but in sacred rest and shared belovedness. Far from the shallow self-help narratives sold to us by Empire, luca offers a vision of care that is sacred, not selfish: a form of gospel-rooted resistance to the lie that we must constantly perform, produce, or prove our worth. With vulnerability and clarity, he dismantles the myth that rest must be earned, drawing from personal experience and gospel insight to challenge the empire’s obsession with performance. This teaching is both an invitation and a challenge: to remember that we are image-bearers of Divine love—made for compassion, connection, and healing community—and to step out of performance, into presence, and toward a way of living that sees rest as holy and care as transformative.
Review luca’s notes here and listen to or watch the teaching below.