“An anguish that is not even enough for a question — the inadequacy of everything that’s been done, and all of my best motivations and desires.” Krista talks through the question of what questions we should be asking right now with her wise colleague and beloved friend Rev. Lucas Johnson. Can anyone use the word “we”? And how do we begin walking forward?

Living the Questions is an occasional On Being segment where Krista muses on questions from our listening community. Submit your own at ltq@onbeing.org.

Krista Tippett created and leads The On Being Project and hosts the On Being radio show and podcast. She’s a National Humanities Medalist, and the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living. Read her full bio here.

Lucas Johnson leads The On Being Project’s work in social healing as Executive Director of Civil Conversations and Social Healing. He is a community organizer, writer, and a minister in the American Baptist Churches.