This month’s word has been sitting with me: common.

Common — adjective. Having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual. “The common man.”

On the surface, “common” sounds unimpressive. Maybe even diminishing. But when you sit with it long enough, something beautiful appears beneath the definition. Something grounding. Something that reminds us who we really are.

Because if there’s one truth God keeps whispering to us, it’s this:

We are all made of the same dirt. But we’re not shaped into the same story.

The Same Foundation

We all start from a shared place — humanity. A heartbeat. A spirit housed in a body formed from dust. We all know what it is to hope, to hurt, to lose our way, to try again, to want to be seen, to want to be whole.

That sameness is not a weakness. It’s the great equalizer. It reminds us that no one is above another — not in God’s design.

This is the heartbeat of God Made Dirt: A constant return to humility. A reminder that beneath the titles, the opinions, the wins and the wounds, we are all walking this earth trying to understand our own humanity with God’s help.

The Different Expression

Even though we share the same humble material — dirt — God forms each of us differently.

Same substance. Different assignment. Same origin. Different journey.

Think about that. God took something “common” and breathed uncommon purpose into it.

Your scars? No one else carries them quite the same way.

Your story? No one else can speak it with the same authority.

Your calling? Matched to you in a way that fits like skin.

So while we are all made of the same dust, we are also divinely specialized. There is nothing “average” about the way God created you to move.

Holding Both Truths at Once

Here is the paradox of the Christian life:

We are common… and called. Ordinary… and ordained. The same… and set apart.

And God expects us to walk with the maturity to carry both realities at once:

* To treat others with humility because we are all made of the same thing.

* To treat ourselves with reverence because God placed something extraordinary inside us.

A Reflection for Your Month

As you move through November, ask yourself:

* Where have I forgotten my common ground with others?

* Where have I played small and forgotten the uncommon purpose God breathed into me?

* How can I honour both truths with more intention?

Media Recommendation

The Beauty of Ordinary: A gentle, visually rich video exploring how God uses the everyday, the average, and the common to tell His biggest stories.

From my pile of dirt to yours,

Carrie

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