Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Thursday, June 12 Scripture: Mark 4:8 – “Still other seed fell on good soil, it came up, grew, and produced a crop—some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.” Reflection: Like fertile ground, our minds and hearts must be prepared, in order to be receptive to growth. We give them rest and respite, we feed[…]
Wednesday, June 11 Scripture: John 15:1–2 – “I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.” Reflection: In some cases, intentional pruning — cutting back to the[…]
Tuesday, June 10 Scripture: Matthew 13:24–30 – “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.” Reflection: This parable models discernment—understanding what is beneficial and what is detrimental— in our spiritual, emotional, psychological and[…]
Monday, June 9 Scripture: Genesis 2:15 – “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Reflection: We live on this one planet, on this one world, together. There isn’t another one waiting for us, though we are expending natural resources as if we[…]
Sunday, June 8th Scripture: James 3:18 – Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. Reflection: Peace is nurtured through intentional acts of compassion and reconciliation. Today is once more a Sabbath day. Just as a gardener cultivates harmony among plants, we are called to promote peace in our relationships. Of course, as Lao Tzu says, “If[…]
