Sunday
Jesus calls us to be willing to change, but many of us are not willing to change, simply because we’re not willing to turn away from ourselves!
—Richard Rohr
Monday
Faith is stepping off the map of what’s known and making a new road by walking into the unknown. It’s responding to God’s call to adventure, stepping out on a quest for goodness, trusting that the status quo isn’t as good as it gets, believing a promise that a better life is possible.
—Brian McLaren
Tuesday
We can speak of Hagar and many African-American women as sisters in the wilderness struggling for life, and by the help of their God coming to terms with situations that have destructive potential.
—Delores Williams
Wednesday
The God of Love calls once, twice, three times. Only then does the prophet square her shoulders, gird her loins, open her hands, and say, “Hineni. Here I am.”
—Mirabai Starr
Thursday
It seemed as though I could hear the quiet assurance of an inner voice saying: “Martin Luther, stand up for righteousness. Stand up for justice. Stand up for truth. And lo, I will be with you. Even until the end of the world.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.
Friday
Those who respond to the call and agree to carry and love what God loves—which is both the good and the bad—and to pay the price for its reconciliation within themselves, these are the followers of Jesus Christ.
—Richard Rohr
Week Three Practice
Are You Like an Acorn?
Potawatomi author Kaitlin Curtice shares a poem from her book Everything Is a Story, reminding us of our capacity to keep growing:
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Reference:
Kaitlin Curtice, “Are You Like an Acorn,” Center for Action and Contemplation, December 9, 2025, video, 1:50.
Image credit and inspiration: Levi Ventura, untitled (detail), 2019, photo, Unsplash. Click here to enlarge image. Like this small green plant, we are called to grow in our own unique soils, spaces, and places.
