Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Day 9 — Delight Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10: Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Reflection: Joy is not a luxury. Neuroscience confirms that joy and laughter regulate stress chemistry. God urges us, and created us, to experience delight. Gratitude trains us to savor joy where it glimmers. When we exercise the muscle[…]
Day 8 — Gratitude for Imperfect Leaders Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7 …for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. Reflection: We are grateful that God chooses imperfect people.Our faith resists perfectionism—Holy Love works through the unlikely, the underestimated, the marginalized. With knowledge of suffering, with different[…]
Day 7 — Healing as Grace Scripture: 2 Kings 20:5 — I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; indeed, I will heal you. Reflection: Our whole being is interconnected. We can be healthy or carry hurt within our bodies, our souls, our minds, our hearts. Thus healing combines attention to the physical, emotional, psychological, and[…]
Day 6 — Bread is Sacred Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:10 — You shall eat your fill and bless the Lord your God for the good land that he has given you. Reflection: Every meal is a small Eucharist. Each sharing of food and drink is a re-enactment of the generosity, giving of self, and servitude embodied during the[…]
Day 5 — Justice as Thanksgiving Scripture: Amos 5:24 — But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Reflection: The scripture above has been highlighted and translated into action by some of our greatest cultural icons, including Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. What would such a call to action and justice[…]
