Why Spirituality Matters: Finding Sacred Meaning in Everyday Life

Seeking Spiritual Connection in the Daily—and Trusting that it's Holy

This is more than just a title.

It’s the heart of everything I teach.

“Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla” was never meant to be just a clever name. It’s a declaration—one that pushes back on a world that taught us to segment our humanity, to see faith as separate from daily life, and to measure spirituality by how often we performed for a distant and demanding God.

But the truth is simpler. And more profound.

Spirituality matters because you matter.
It matters because your grief, your joy, your rage, your rest, your doubt—all of it is sacred.
It matters because all things are spiritual.

Spirituality vs. Religion: A Necessary Unraveling

For those of us who were raised in high-control Christian environments, the word “spirituality” was often tangled up with fear. We were told it was either dangerous or meaningless. That to be spiritual but not religious was lukewarm. That spirituality without the cross, without the “right” kind of belief, without the right church or the right prayer, was nothing but a slippery slope to damnation.

Many of us prayed out of fear, not love.
We sought heaven not for peace, but to avoid hell.
We called it hope—but it was terror in disguise.

So when we begin to deconstruct, that terror can linger. If you’ve found yourself wondering if you’re losing your way because you no longer pray to the vengeful God of your upbringing, or you’re no longer striving for a salvation-focused life, I want you to know: you’re not alone.

You’re not lost.
You’re awakening.

All Things Are Spiritual

You’ve probably heard the phrase: “We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”
It sounds cliché until you realize how often we’ve been told the opposite—that we are depraved, broken humans trying desperately to earn something spiritual.

That we’re unworthy. That we need saving.

But what if you never needed saving in the first place?
What if you’ve always been worthy of love, of connection, of peace?
What if the sacredness of life has always been within you—not something you had to earn, but something to remember?

Spirituality matters because it reconnects us with that truth. It says: your breath is holy. Your tears are prayers. Your relationships, your doubts, your boundaries, your healing—all of it is part of the spiritual journey.

This isn’t some floaty, disconnected spirituality that asks us to bypass pain or ignore injustice. Quite the opposite.
True spirituality draws us deeper into the world—not out of it.

We Are the Bridge

We’ve been taught to look up, to wait for heaven, to escape this “fallen” world. But what if, instead of escaping the world, we were meant to heal it?

To live fully in it, as the bridge between what is and what could be.

That’s what spirituality invites us into—not a checklist of beliefs to prove our worth, but a path of conscious, compassionate living. It reminds us that we are not separate from creation. We are part of the sacred web of life.

When we care for the earth, that is spiritual.

When we comfort someone in grief, that is spiritual.

When we say no to abuse or injustice, that is spiritual.

When we care for our own bodies and boundaries, that is spiritual.

And yes, even when we sit in silence, unsure of what we believe or where we’re headed—that, too, is spiritual.

Redefining Prayer, Purpose, and Presence

If you’re someone who no longer prays in the traditional sense, it’s okay. Prayer doesn’t have to be words spoken into the void, hoping a punishing God is listening. Prayer can be breath. It can be tears. It can be walking barefoot in the grass, lighting a candle, cooking a meal with intention, whispering “thank you” into the stillness of the morning.

When we deconstruct, we often find that we didn’t lose prayer—we just stopped outsourcing it to a system that made us feel small.

Spirituality matters because it gives us our voice back. Our inner knowing. It reclaims what religion told us to suppress.

A New Kind of Sacred

If you’ve made it this far, maybe you’re wondering what’s next. What does spirituality look like when it’s not wrapped in fear, dogma, or hierarchy?

It looks like your life.

Exactly as it is.

Messy. Beautiful. Painful. Real.

It looks like showing up fully in your humanity and knowing that’s enough.

It looks like letting go of shame, embracing curiosity, and daring to ask:

What if I’m not broken? What if I’m becoming?

Why Spirituality Matters?

Because it connects us.
To ourselves.
To each other.
To the sacred that pulses through everything.

Not because we have to earn it.
Not because we’re trying to get it “right.”

But because spirituality reminds us that we’re already home.
Already loved.
Already whole.

And that, Beautiful Soul, is sacred and Holy.