Episode 14: Sanctifying Our Soil

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Synopsis: 

There are certain places on earth that are “holy.” God has touched these places in a special way and it seems there is a “thin” barrier between heaven and earth. As Christians, we are called to help expand God’s “dominion” here on earth. By encountering God in our sacred places, we are supposed to be transformed and sent back into the world to help “sanctify our soil.” Think about getting some soil representative of where God has placed you and putting it in a jar on your kitchen table. Let it remind you of both the blessings and burdens that that soil represents and consider how God is calling you to be an agent of sanctification for that soil. 

Dig In Further Questions:

What “soils” are significant in your life? How do you feel called to be an agent of sanctification for these “soils?”

What places have you visited that are “sacred?” How have visiting those places changed you? Sanctified you? How could such experiences inspire your relationship to our “Native Soil?”

Consider visiting EJI’s Community Soil Collection Project in Montgomery at their Peace and Justice Memorial Center—414 Caroline St, Montgomery, AL 36104. Think about the legacy that our “Native Soil” contains. All the burdens. But also, all of the blessings. How does God want you to Dig In and Sanctify?