Daily Delight: Tending the Pilot Light
Everybody wants to talk about their big, roaring bonfire moments. The promotions, the victories, the sold-out shows. That's cute. The real ones know the secret to power isn't the bonfire. It's the pilot light.
That tiny, stubborn, blue flame deep in your soul that refuses to go out, even when the world is cold and dark. That is your divine inheritance. That is the source code of your spirit. The bonfire is for show; the pilot light is for survival. It is the sacred guarantee that you can always, always reignite. Life will send winds and floods designed to extinguish you. The real work, the holy work, is knowing what protects that flame.
The Play, Pray, Practice:
Today, your practice is a Fuel Audit. Grab a piece of paper or open a new note. On one side, list three things (a person, a task, a thought) that have felt like…
Let's talk more about this "place." This sanctuary isn't a destination you arrive at once, but a frequency you learn to tune into. It's the unshakable peace in your spirit when you choose not to engage in foolishness. It's the clarity that comes when you finally trust your own voice over the noise. It's the sovereign territory within you where your joy is the law of the land, and you are the one and only authority.
And notice the promise in the song isn't just "you'll get there," it's "I'll take you there." Once you've done the work to find that place for yourself... once you know the path through the pause and past the protest, a sacred responsibility is born. You become the guide. It's the promise we make to our community, our children, our sisters and brothers: "I've found a place of peace, and I'm holding the door open for you. I'll take you there."
So the question for us this Sunday is: What does day one in your own promised land look like? After declaring "No Kings," what is the first law you are writing on your own heart? And who are you taking with you?