Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to community and creation!
Notice names. Perhaps your surname, family name, or a nickname you have been given or earned. The names of people and pets around you. Consider the names of places where you spend your time or routes you often travel. We map our lives by place names, by addresses, by locations that have labels attached to […]
Reflect on voice. Appreciate the freedom and ability to speak. To express yourself. Or to opt for silence. Listen for the differences in people’s accents and dialects. Take meaning from tones of voice. Appreciate quiet and stillness. Cherish speech and conversation. The spoken Word is another metaphor for the life of Christ and […]
Look at your hands. Open your palm. Examine your fingers and thumb. Consider what they accomplish for you. If your hands have been harmed or slowed down by changes in wellbeing, appreciate what they once did, and give thanks for their current functionality. Appreciate how we switch gears, continue our passions, or choose new ones […]
Pay attention to your feet. Stand. Walk. Ground yourself. Know you are connected to the place where you set foot. Land there. Pace yourself. Remain still. Or move. Know that your presence, motionless or on the go, offers a form of prayer. Recognize lives — self or others — wherein standing or walking becomes a […]
Give thanks for mountains. We are often called to ‘high places.’ In some cultures, we discuss ‘thin places’ that are close to heaven. In the Celtic tradition, heaven is only six feet away in memorable geographic locations such as certain islands or mountains, which hold sacred significance in multiple faith traditions. Walk out […]
