Monday, June 9, 2025 — When the Season Shifts
Theme: Becoming Again -- Renewal Through Resilience
There is a hush before the bloom,
A pause between what was and what will be.
In this space — we listen. We yield. We begin again.
Words of Light
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
— Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
Reflection
The seasons shift, without asking our permission. One day the air is cool and fragrant with spring’s promise; the next, summer’s warmth settles in, urging a different pace. The school year closes. Graduation caps fly. Families take to the roads. The rhythm of life softens, lengthens — and we are invited to notice.
But beyond nature’s changes, there are subtler shifts — within us.
Becoming again begins in these in-between spaces. Times of release and renewal, endings and not-yet-formed beginnings. Sometimes the change is external — a move, a job ending, children growing, relationships shifting. Sometimes it is internal — an identity long worn growing threadbare, a longing awakening, a readiness for something new.
It is tempting to rush past these moments, to fill the space with distraction. Yet God often does His deepest work in the pause. In the holy hush between what was and what is becoming.
If you find yourself in a season of shift, trust that this too is part of the journey. You are not behind. You are not lost. The Spirit is at work, clearing the old, preparing the soil, making a way.
As summer unfolds — as life moves and breathes around you — lean in. Ask yourself: What in me is ready to be released? What is God inviting me to become now?
Even when you cannot see the full picture, trust that new life is already stirring beneath the surface. Becoming again begins right here.
Pause and Consider
- What transitions — large or small — are present in my life this season?
- Where do I sense an invitation to let go?
- Where do I feel a new beginning stirring within me?
Affirmation
I welcome the shifts of life and trust the Spirit’s work within me.
I release what no longer serves me and embrace what is becoming.
Peace,
Rita
Rita Lynn Berry, EdS, LCMHC, is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and the founder of NewVision Counseling and Consulting Services, PLLC. She is also the creator of the Journey to Me™ program and Mend n Muse Media™, where she shares tools and reflections that support healing, resilience, and self-love.