Mary Lives, Media, Noise and God's Voice

A note from our Founder, Peter Sesso: My friends, today I want to speak about something that touches every one of us, every day, often without us even realizing it: the tension between God’s divinity and today’s media. Between the eternal voice of God and the endless noise of the world.

We live in a time when media surrounds us like air. It fills our homes, our phones, our minds, our conversations. It tells us what to fear, what to desire, what to believe, what to chase. It shapes our emotions, our expectations, even our identity. And yet, in the middle of all this noise, God is still speaking.

Scripture says, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). But stillness is the one thing today’s media does not allow. It pushes us to react, to scroll, to compare, to consume, to worry. It tells us that if we are not constantly plugged in, we will fall behind. But God tells us the opposite: if we are not plugged into Him, we lose ourselves.

Media gives us information. God gives us truth. Media gives us stimulation. God gives us peace. Media gives us noise. God gives us silence that heals.

Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36). And yet the world’s media tries to pull us into a kingdom of distraction, division, and fear. It tries to convince us that what is trending is what is true, that what is loud is what is important, that what is popular is what is right.

But God’s divinity does not trend. God’s divinity does not compete. God’s divinity does not shout. God’s divinity simply is.

And it stands in quiet contrast to the chaos of the age.

The media tells us to look outward. God tells us to look upward.

The media tells us to chase approval. God tells us, “You are Mine.”

The media tells us to fear tomorrow. God tells us, “Do not be afraid.”

The media tells us to measure our worth by likes, followers, and attention. God tells us, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3).

My friends, the danger of today’s media is not that it exists. The danger is that it becomes our master. It becomes our teacher. It becomes our source of truth. It becomes the voice we trust more than the voice of God.

But Scripture warns us, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2). Renewing the mind means choosing what voice we allow into our soul. It means choosing silence over noise, prayer over panic, Scripture over scrolling, truth over trends.

And here is the heart of the matter: God’s divinity is not threatened by today’s media. But our humanity is. Our peace is. Our clarity is. Our spiritual identity is.

We must reclaim our minds. We must reclaim our attention. We must reclaim our hearts.

We must let God’s divinity shape our humanity — not the media’s agenda.

When Mary heard the angel’s message, she did not consult the world. She did not check opinions. She did not seek validation. She simply said, “Be it done unto me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). Her entire life was guided not by the noise of the world, but by the whisper of God.

And that whisper still speaks today. But we must make room for it.

So today, let this be our prayer:

Lord, silence the noise around me. Silence the noise within me. Let Your divinity be the voice I follow. Let Your truth be the truth I trust. Let Your peace be stronger than the world’s panic. Let Your Word be louder than the media’s confusion. Let my humanity be shaped not by screens, but by Scripture. Not by trends, but by truth. Not by fear, but by faith.

My friends, God’s divinity is eternal. Media is temporary. God’s voice is life. Media is noise.

Choose the voice that leads you home.