{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Greater Northwest Area | News","provider_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news","author_name":"GNW Communications","author_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/author\/gnwcomm\/","title":"God is already ahead of us - Greater Northwest Area | News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5PZT97V05r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/god-is-already-ahead-of-us\/\">God is already ahead of us<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/god-is-already-ahead-of-us\/embed\/#?secret=5PZT97V05r\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;God is already ahead of us&#8221; &#8212; Greater Northwest Area | News\" data-secret=\"5PZT97V05r\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mountains.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":900,"description":"Something is shifting in the life of the United Methodist Church. Rev. David Valera, Executive Director of Connectional Ministries for the Pacific Northwest Conference, reflects on the questions he keeps hearing in conversations with clergy and laity: Where is God leading us? In the middle of change and uncertainty, he points us toward a steady, grounded hope."}