Day 21 – 3/9

“The Akan principle of Sankofa holds that it’s not wrong to go back to get what you need to move forward. Taking inventory of our life, where have we let other values encroach upon our spiritual identity? What everyday miracles and lessons do we need to revisit before we ask for new ones? Do we welcome the Savior’s authority, even if it upends everything around us? Again and again, we are shown the way. May we fearlessly and with gratitude receive what we’ve already been given.”
— Rev. T. Denise Anderson
Commentary on John 2:13-22 for @sanctifiedart
Painting of Sankofa by Anna Strickland

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