Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Day 9 — Renewed Courage Scripture: Isaiah 40:31 — “Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength.” Reflection: Waiting is not weakness. Rather waiting becomes an act of courage. Time is required for renewal and change to take place. Thus patience and trust become factors in our capacity to slow down, pause, and wait. Waiting[…]
Day 8 — Cleared Space Scripture: Psalm 51:10 — “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.” Reflection: Renewal often requires clearing space—internally and externally. We make room for what we want to include in our lives, by letting go and unburdening ourselves of things that don’t serve[…]
Day 7 — Morning Mercy Scripture: Lamentations 3:22–23 — “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases… great is your faithfulness.” Reflection: Renewal is daily, not dramatic. Mercy arrives quietly every morning. We are given countless opportunities to start over, because God’s love meets us where we are and accompanies us by night and day in our journey[…]
Day 6 — Renewed Mind Scripture: Romans 12:2 — “Be transformed by the renewing of your minds.” Reflection: Today is Epiphany. How appropos, then, this Biblical passage. We receive a new perception. We find illumination, guidance, and the possibility of transformation. Renewal often begins in how we tell our own stories—especially the harsh ones. Can we know[…]
Day 5 — Newness Without Erasure Scripture: Isaiah 43:19 — “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it?” Reflection: Renewal does not erase the past; it transforms it into wisdom. Experience becomes a teacher. Recognizing things we want to change arises from trying more than once; sometimes we make[…]
