Healing and Wholeness in Relationships
Theme for Week Four in Lent
Reflection By Scott Stoner
Marveling at life can be experienced every day at the center of being alive.
- Lisa Senuta
Relationships are foundational to our lives. Few things affect the well-being we experience in our lives more than the well-being of our relationships. Even so, it is easy to take our relationships for granted and overlook their importance.
This week, our focus will be on healing and wholeness in relationships. We will reflect on ways to cultivate our relationships to help them grow and thrive. We will also consider steps we can take to heal a relationship when there has been hurt.
One thought that will be helpful as we reflect on relationships is captured in Lisa Senuta’s quote above from yesterday’s reflection. When we can look at the people in our lives with appreciation and love, our relationships with others can be seen as treasures, even when they are imperfect and challenging at times. And as we will see, the more we tend to them, working on loving and forgiving as need be, the greater the blessing they will be.
Our God is a relational God who thankfully provides us with the guidance and inspiration we need to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. As Scripture says, “We love, because God first loved us” (1 John 4:19).
Making It Personal: Take a moment to pause and offer gratitude for the people in your life, past and present, who are important to you. Also, pause and reflect on whether there is a particular relationship that you feel God is calling you to nurture or strengthen at this time.