Below is a quote from Richard Rohr, a popular theologian from his book “The Universal Christ”

“The true and essential work of all religion is to help us recognize and recover the divine image in everything. It is to mirror things correctly, deeply, and fully until all things know who they are. A mirror by its nature reflects impartially, equally, effortlessly, spontaneously, and endlessly. It does not produce the image, nor does it filter the image according to its perceptions or preferences. Authentic mirroring can only call forth what is already there.”

The idea of authentic mirroring struck me this morning. What if we could be mirrors for one another’s goodness first and see the rougher parts of each other second? What if our day was first and foremost looking for the goodness and holiness of one another?

I think it would help me to make less judgment about others. It would help me slow down and see more deeply into the people I am working with. It would help me to revel in the goodness that is all around us.

Work is hard. People work is hard. We cannot do it alone, it takes a team. A team that authentically mirrors the best of the other back to themselves lifts up the whole team.

I’m going to search this week for the goodness in you. Can you do that for me and one another? Perhaps even for that person who bugs you all shift? Slow down, be curious, and leave judgment behind. Let us be authentic mirrors for each other reflecting back the best of what we see.  I believe each one of us is trying to bloom….

May you find a sense of goodness in yourself today. Let yourself blossom into the you the world needs.

Warmly,

Michelle