Healing doesn’t always arrive with a dramatic breakthrough. Sometimes it unfolds so quietly that we only recognize it when we look back. In this personal reflection, Rev. Sheri shares how an unexpected milkweed plant and a Monarch butterfly became a powerful reminder that the Creator is often at work long before we can see it. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re making progress, this gentle reflection may help you recognize the healing that has been quietly growing within you all along.

As smoke from distant wildfires filled the summer sky, I was reminded that we are more connected than we often realize. In a world that can feel overwhelming, compassion offers a different way forward—one prayer, one act of kindness, and one person at a time. Perhaps healing doesn’t begin by trying to fix everything, but by caring for the person standing right in front of us.