Leah Perrault

Barefoot and Preaching

Welcome the delight of human mystery

Surrender to being part of Creation

September 3, 2026

I like to think I am a fairly self-aware person. My flaws are many, and they cast noticeable shadows.

Barefoot and Preaching

We are carried by God’s Creation

August 6, 2026

For the first time in a couple of decades, I am living in a house without air conditioning in July. And sometime over this last year, I agreed to write reflections for a retreat with the theme “Carried by Creation.” The two turned out to be more connected than I expected.

Barefoot and Preaching

Letting God expand what we can see

He is bigger, deeper than we understand

June 26, 2026

For the last month, I have been playing a game every morning with my son called Connections. When the answer is revealed, the connections are obvious. How did we fail to see?

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Why one plus one equals God’s mystery

May 14, 2026

For as long as I have lived, I have been a natural spiritual seeker and a lover of learning. I have found God everywhere, and maybe especially in places that were not governed by rules or authority.

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Beauty can salve the most brutal pain

April 30, 2026

Every year, my grief lines up with Lent and Easter, with the turning of winter toward spring. The alignment intensifies things in a way that is both beautiful and overwhelming.

Barefoot and Preaching

Change invites us to stay with Christ

‘I never walk alone’

April 2, 2026

In these last months, I have been walking alongside some big transitions that are more adjacent to me than truly mine.

Barefoot and Preaching

Turning the wheel to reveal ourselves

February 20, 2026

This winter finds me in a new micro-climate. Chinook winds blow up over the mountains, creating a rapid warming as the air comes down the other side.

Barefoot and Preaching

Each day’s minutes are spiritual moments

January 23, 2026

I work in a retreat centre, where people come to find space for quiet, for reflection, for rest. It’s an extraordinarily peaceful (and beautiful!) place.

Jesus arrives yet He never left

December 24, 2025

My prayer for Advent this year emerged out of an evening retreat, given by a colleague at the retreat centre where I work: “Jesus, move in me.”

Advent’s invitation to be where we are

God will be waiting for us

November 27, 2025

Advent is calling. The Church new year begins not with resolutions and parties, but with a season of purposeful waiting.