GREETINGS GENERATIVE PEOPLE OF CHRIST THE KING,

I hope you are enjoying “From Generation to Generation..” resources produced by Sanctified Art for the Advent and Christmas season. Founder and Creative Director, Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity shares her discovery of The Seventh Generation Principle which is a philosophy of the Iroquois that emphasizes how seven generations after us will be affected by our current actions and decisions. This philosophy invites us to cultivate a sacred imagination for what will come, considering what will sustain and benefit the generations who come after us.

To do this, we must see ourselves as belonging to a web of interconnection. Nothing is generated from complete isolation; our world is continually shaped and re-shaped by our collective actions.

Meditate on this philosophy in our season of Advent preparation. Remember those who have died and how they live on in you. Think about your current relationships as you ponder, treasure and wrestle with the visions you have for these relationships today and for how they will reach out into the future generations.

Remember that you belong in God’s great and magnificent story of love and creativity. We are part of the past 7 generations that have influenced us, and we are part of the 7 generations to come. God is busy at work in our lives and in our relationships. Wake up and take a good look at what God is up to in our lives and in our community of faith.

Bold Inquisitive Belief Loving Expansively,

Pastor Connie Spitzack