Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Day 4 — The Stranger Scripture: Leviticus 19:34: The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself… Reflection: Especially in current times, this statement reframes our perspectives. Who are the strangers in our world? Who are the aliens? What rhetoric has been used[…]
Day 3 — Liberation and Thanks Scripture: Exodus 15:2 (NRSV): The Lord is my strength and my might, and he has become my salvation. Reflection: Gratitude in scripture often arises after liberation—freedom from bondage, fear, empire. Gratitude is political: it remembers that freedom is a gift and a calling. We are thankful not only for what God has[…]
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Day 2 — Created Good Scripture: Genesis 1:31 (NRSV): God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. Reflection: Creation is not an accident or a fluke. It is intentional. It is a blessing. As people of faith, and as stewards of this place inhabited by all of God’s designs, we see the world not as[…]
Day 1 — Gratitude as Orientation Scripture: Psalm 118:24 (NRSV): This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Reflection: Gratitude is not denial of suffering; it is a way of being oriented toward hope. Psychologists note that intentionally naming thanks reshapes neural pathways toward well-being. Furthermore, gratitude is not[…]
