What happens when a Lutheran minister becomes a politician and brings her faith with her? In this episode, Dorothy and Jason sit down with Sarah Trone Garriott, an Iowa State Senator and candidate for Congress (IA-03), to talk about calling, courage, public service, and how faith can shape politics without turning into a weapon. 🙏🏽🗳️

We also open with a surprise spiritual moment from an unexpected place: Alanis Morissette singing “Ave Maria”🎶💛

🔥 In this episode:

• 🎵 The Alanis “Ave Maria” curveball and why it matters
• 🏠 Dorothy reflects on the one-year mark since the Palisades fire: grief, displacement, and the loss of “memory objects” like kids’ ornaments
• ⛪️ Sarah’s path from AmeriCorps domestic violence work to ministry to public office
• 🏥 What it’s really like being a hospital chaplain, including caring for children and families in crisis
• 🧠 “Don’t just do something, stand there” the chaplain’s approach to presence and pain
• 💬 Faith + politics: why Sarah believes they should talk to each other
• 🗳️ The moment she decided to run: reproductive health, bad policy, and leaders who didn’t understand basic medical realities
• 🩺 How she talks about being Christian and pro-choice
• 🍞 Food insecurity = hunger (say it plainly) and why food is where communities can still unite
• 📈 The leap from state senate to Congress: scale, costs, and staying human in a bigger race
• 🤝 Refusing to “play dirty” and choosing hope as a strategy

💡 Quote that sticks:

Sometimes what people need most isn’t the perfect words. It’s not being alone. 💛

👀 Coming next week:

The “ultimate wise woman” (Jason’s words 😄): Marianne Williamson 🌟📚

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