Daily Compass

Light and shadow, water and land—sometimes the places of greatest beauty are when opposites meet up.

Have you ever found beauty in a close encounter with something or someone you were opposed to?

We often lament the transience of life, and how nothing that we do seems to last. But who hasn’t had their heart lifted by a cloud of bubbles that lasts only for seconds? Bubbles are fun not in spite of their fragility, but because of it.

What tiny, fleeting moment of grace have you noticed recently?

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.” Matthew 5:14

How will you let your light shine today so that you can give light to those around you?

Sometimes we define things that are old as useless junk, and sometimes we view those old things as priceless treasures—and two people might have very different assessments of the exact same item.

What do you cherish for its history that someone else might see as junk?

Everyone makes a fuss over the butterfly and the miracle of transformation. The moment when a new butterfly takes its wings is breathtaking. But inside the chrysalis is where the miracle takes place, sheltered there in the dark, away from all eyes.

Where do you find space that allows you transform in your own way and time?