DAY 13 – MAKE A LIST OF THINGS THAT GIVE YOU LIFE
THEME: REDISCOVERING JOY
FOCUS: GRATITUDE, RENEWAL, AND SPIRITUAL CLARITY THROUGH LIFE-GIVING AWARENESS
PRACTICE:
Take some time today to create a list of things that give you life. Think of the simple joys, sacred rhythms, and small delights that help you feel more grounded, more you, more whole. These could be spiritual practices, hobbies, favorite places, people, songs, smells—anything that lights a spark in your soul or helps you feel more alive.
Write them down in a journal or on a piece of paper you can return to when life feels heavy. Don’t edit or overthink. Just name what fills you up.
REFLECTION:
When life feels overwhelming, it’s easy to focus on what’s draining us. Today’s practice invites a sacred reversal—to turn your attention to what renews your spirit.
Your list may include things like sitting in the sun, laughing with a friend, reading scripture, planting flowers, walking barefoot on grass, painting, singing, silence, or a fresh cup of coffee. These are not frivolous. They are sacred signals pointing toward what makes you feel most fully alive.
This is a spiritual inventory, a gentle map back to your truest self. When you’re weary or stretched thin, this list can remind you that God meets us in the things that give us life—not just in religious rituals, but in joy, rest, creativity, and connection.
Often, the things that bring us life are also the places where God is gently breathing new life into us.
SCRIPTURE:
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
— John 10:10 (NRSV)
Jesus didn’t promise a life free of hardship—but He did promise a life full of meaning, presence, and abundance. Today, naming what gives you life is an act of gratitude and a reflection of that promise.
PRAYER:
Giver of Life,
Thank You for the beauty tucked into ordinary moments.
Help me to notice the things that restore me,
To choose joy without guilt,
To embrace rest and delight as gifts from You.
Fill me with Your life again—fresh, full, and free.
Amen.