October Spiritual Practice

Sacred Listening in Nature

Go outside—anywhere you can. Sit or stand in stillness. Let yourself listen to the world around you: the rustle of wind, the buzz of insects, the chatter of birds, the distant hum of human life. Let yourself listen until you feel your heartbeat slow and your body remember: I belong here.

Reflection Questions:

1. When was the last time you truly experienced awe? What stirred it in you?
2. Do you live more often from fear and control—or wonder and gratitude?
3. What would change if you believed that what is good for the earth is also good for you?

A Prayer of Wonder
from the Rev. Cameron Trimble

Holy Mystery,

You who shaped the cliffs and whispered life into lavender,

remind us that we, too, are your handiwork—

not separate from creation but made of the same sacred dust.

Soften our hearts. Slow our pace.

Teach us to bow before beauty and to live in harmony

with the song the earth has been singing all along.

May wonder be our teacher and gratitude our way of life.

Amen

Let those breaths remind you:

You are not alone.

You were never separate.

You belong.