Project Hail Mary and the Human Longing We Can’t Scroll Away

by Jacki C. King Church Answers Women

I am not much of a movie watcher. My mind is usually thinking about what needs to get done next. I would often rather be outside doing something active, and there is still a frugal part of me that remembers when a movie ticket cost less than eight dollars. But in the spirit of a fun family night, after hearing the steady buzz from my Gen Z students about how amazing the new “Project Hail Mary” movie was, and watching it continue to dominate the box office week after week, I decided to go.

What stayed with me was not just the science, suspense, or survival. It was the reminder beneath the story. Beneath the space mission and the unknowns lies something deeply human: we were made for relationship, connection, and purpose. That truth matters for those of us serving women in the church. We spend so much time thinking about programming, calendars, volunteer schedules, communication plans, curriculum, and the endless details of ministry leadership. Those things matter. They help create environments where people can grow. But in the busyness of leading, we can sometimes forget the deeper questions every woman is carrying into our ministries.

Is there purpose in my life?

Will anyone walk with me through what I am facing?

These are not small questions. They are worldview questions at the heart of every person, often lying quietly beneath…