Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Monday
Monday, September 16, 2024 Create Space for the Sacredness We cannot speak of peace unless we first cultivate it within ourselves. True nonviolence begins with an inner transformation. It is not ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Sunday
Sunday, September 15, 2024 Transform Our Pain We have all been wronged in some way, and it’s tempting to bury that pain. But when we ignore or suppress it, the pain ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Saturday
Saturday, September 14, 2024 Mercy Again and Again We once viewed mercy as a patient tolerance, something God offered reluctantly. Over time, we’ve come to understand mercy as central to God’s ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Friday
Friday, September 13, 2024 Potential Allies We are called to live as friends of Jesus and of one another. The journey of becoming, grounded in Jesus’s words and actions, leads us ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Thursday
Thursday, September 12, 2024 Our Choice We face a choice between two paths: one of violence and retribution, the other of grace and forgiveness. The cycle of violence leads to destruction, ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Wednesday
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Reconciliation and Growth Forgiveness is an act grounded in love and a commitment to justice. It is a divine grace that frees us from the cycle of ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Tuesday
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 True Forgiveness We recognize that the Spirit within us drives an unyielding desire for forgiveness and reconciliation. The entire message of the gospel is rooted in forgiveness—it's ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Monday
Monday, September 9, 2024 Rooted in Redemption Forgiveness is essential for our spiritual growth and freedom. When we forgive, we choose to see the goodness in others, experience God’s grace within ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Sunday
Sunday, September 8, 2024 Healing Our World We are called to recognize the urgency of healing our world. The vision of the river of life, pure and sustaining, challenges us to ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Saturday
Saturday, September 7, 2024 Grief is Love We recognize that activism often begins with anger, and that anger can be a natural response to the injustices we witness. Yet, we also ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Friday
Friday, September 6, 2024 Our Shared Attention We have experienced moments where our shared attention became so focused that we forgot ourselves. In observing other beings, we were drawn out of ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Thursday
Thursday, September 5, 2024 Interbeing We grew up in a world deeply connected to the land, where our grandparents earned their living by working directly with nature. This experience taught us ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Wednesday
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 God’s Original Self-Expression We grew up learning that nature was God’s creation, but often only as a backdrop to heaven, hell, and theological debates. Nature felt secondary, ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Tuesday
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Companionship and Understanding As a community, we’ve found deep connection in the natural world, often more profound than what we’ve shared with others. In our youth, the ...
Encounter-Discover-Create-Transform Monday
Monday, September 2, 2024 Nature Spirituality We recognize the deep connection between creation and our spirituality. When we step away from the noise and distractions of modern life, immersing ourselves in ...
