Elizabeth and Mary held each other up, carried each other through their seasons of pregnancy, and their faithfulness to this turbulent moment in one another’s lives set the foundation for the work of their little boys: John the Baptist who would go wild in the woods, eating locusts, preaching repentance, making baptism the sacred marker it is, and clearing a path for the ministry of his cousin, Jesus. John would die a gruesome death, and Jesus would grieve, and teach us how to grieve. John and Jesus loved and served each other well because their mothers set a path for them to do so.

Today, let's consider the foundation you’re laying with your life. This may not be a season of giving birth (either literally or metaphorically), but the truth is that we’re always prepping the land for something. And the foundation you lay now will be felt by the ones who come after you.

Links:

• This reflection and practice were also published this week in The Slow Way Newsletter.
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