God Is
God said to Moses, “I Am Who I Am.” – Exodus 3:14a (CEB)
AI is trained to respond. It is built to detect, predict, deliver. It runs on pattern and probability, on logic and limits. It is engineered to impress. It functions best when the question is clear and the outcome is measurable.
God is.
AI is programmed to please. It reflects what we input, returns what we seek. It adapts for performance and upgrades on command. It is optimized for output. It responds to expectation with calculated grace.
God is.
AI is tasked to create. It reassembles fragments with flair, mimicking imagination through code. It generates because we said so. It repackages art and knows nothing of wonder.
God is.
AI is embedded in our everyday. It rides in our pockets, perches on our wrists, whispers through speakers, scrolls through our feeds. It shows up everywhere we let it. It waits for our attention to grant it meaning.
God is.
AI is evolving at pace. It learns, updates, expands. It stretches toward complexity, pushing the boundaries of what we call knowing. It strains toward something like connection but never quite touches it.
God is.
Prayer
Ever-present God, in a world of outputs and algorithms, teach me to trust what simply is. Unhook me from urgency. Unwire me from the need to produce. Unfold me into your stillness. You are. And that is more than enough. Amen.
About the AuthorPhiwa Langeni creatively invites others into transformational liminal spaces between what has been and what is yet to be. They currently serve as the Associate Conference Minister for Equipping Leaders in the Southern California Nevada Conference UCC.