Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Friday, August 29 Scripture: Psalm 126:5 – “Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.” Reflection: By acknowledging our pain, we make space for growth. Difficult challenges break open our hearts and minds, and create openings for connection. In the soil of conflict, loss, sorrow, seeds of hope and healing may arise. As Leonard Cohen wrote in his[…]
Thursday, August 28 Scripture: Habakkuk 3:18 – “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Reflection: Even amidst challenges, we are invited to find strength, resilience, and joy through spiritual beliefs and practices. For people who identify as Judeo-Christian, our relationship with Godself, which endures, becomes a core component of that resilience. Yet research shows,[…]
Wednesday, August 27 Scripture: 3 John 1:4 – “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” Reflection: Living with integrity and authenticity, as earlier devotionals have stated, contributes to enjoyment of our human experience. We become vulnerable, accept imperfection, and embrace honesty. We examine our ethics and make choices[…]
Tuesday, August 26 Scripture: Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in [God], so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Reflection: Joy and peace are intertwined with hope. Trust in holy love becomes the root for from which hope[…]
Monday, August 25 Scripture: Psalm 4:7 – “You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.” Reflection: We are reminded that our contentment, our happiness, our joy, begins and lives deep in our hearts. It touches our minds and bodies and souls, too. Researcher, author, lecturer leadership expert Brene Brown reminds[…]
