Reflection
Find the October 2025 Reflection attached below!
“Perfect” or “Very Good?”
Keith Dow, Manager of Organizational and Spiritual Life
We live in an age of endless optimization. Everything from our morning routines to our work processes gets measured, refined, and perfected. Social media feeds us curated glimpses of flawless achievements, while productivity culture promises that the right system will finally make us successful enough to matter.
But this pursuit of perfection often backfires. As Leslie Jamison notes in “The Pain of Perfectionism,” the drive toward flawless standards can be genuinely debilitating.1 Instead of helping us contribute meaningfully, it can paralyze us—making us wait for ideal conditions that never come or causing us to abandon projects that don’t meet impossible standards. We can forget the value of simply getting started, of learning as we go, of being genuinely helpful even when we’re not flawless.
Prayer Guide
Thank you for joining us in prayer this month! This guide, filled with themes of gratitude, peace, and community support, provides weekly prayer points to enrich your spiritual journey. As we move into a new month, we’re grateful for the shared prayers supporting our collective work in Canada and globally.