Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Saturday, May 17 Scripture: John 15:5 – “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit.” Reflection: Spring offers vivid examples of growth and abundance. The unseen, such as seeds that put out roots, become visible. Green emerges, seeking nutrients and desiring to propagate life.[…]
Friday, May 16 Scripture: Isaiah 41:20 – “So that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this.” Reflection: Touch something from the natural world today. Feel water flow through your fingers. Hold a stone. Lean close to a new leaf or bud. Hold soil in your palm.[…]
Thursday, May 15 Scripture: Psalm 104:24 – “How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” Reflection: Diversity and complexity are part of God’s design. We know, as we consider such mathematical occurrences as fractals, which are repeating patterns at multiple scales, that earth is a masterpiece. Our world[…]
Wednesday, May 14 Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:4 – “For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.” Reflection: Since nature and creation are endowed by God’s goodness, they are worthy of celebration and gratitude. We reside in this world, where every gift from God — rare or common — is meant[…]
Tuesday, May 13 Scripture: Isaiah 55:12 – “The mountains and hills will burst into song before you.” Reflection: Everything becomes easier with music. Difficult projects and hard labor grow more rhythmic and unified when people sing together. When humans sing, we change our breathing. We inhale and exhale more consistently. We engage both sides of the brain and are required[…]
