Did anyone see the circle around the moon last night? It was beautiful and reminded me of how we are all encircled with love.

I know it’s not something we think about often but something I wanted to speak to today.

Why?

Between this continued journey with the pandemic to our individual trials, I just wanted to remind us all, myself included, that there are circles of love around us that we can lean into to help us in trying times. May we lean into these circles of love when we need to, starting with the first circle of love around us, God.

I know it’s hard sometimes to lean into someone we can’t see. Yet God is so gracious. He gives us our family, friends, our communities and more - who we can see - that are the other circles around us who we can lean into.

Also, what is beautiful is that we get to be a person God is using in someone else’s circle of love.

Whether you are needing a circle of love to lean into or want to be that circle of love for others, I invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray.

It’s a unique time we are living through, coupled with other challenges in life. May we remember to lean into our circles of love when we need the support and may we be that circle of love and support for others who need it. May these circles of love grow larger, uniting us all in love, and God.

With love and hope,

Shawn

…serve one another humbly in love. - Galatians 5:13