Possibility
As we raised our champagne glasses in a toast, my heart was overwhelmed.
Yes, it was filled with gratitude.
Yes, it was filled with appreciation.
Yes, it carried a humble sense of purposeful accomplishment…
…but what flooded me most was the power of possibility.
We are created to create beautiful things.
We are sent here to fill the lives of people around us with joy.
In a world that would have us focus on destruction and death, we are invited into the profound daily possibility of life.
The toast was part of a small book launch party last week to celebrate Cathedrals of Connection. It truly was a beautiful evening. The room was full of creators. The room was full of people shaping a more hopeful world.
As I held my glass high and looked around the room, I saw…
Faith leaders who shepherd souls with tenderness.
Artists who confront darkness with light.
Coaches and teachers who patiently call young people into courage.
AI developers leveraging technology for human good.
Writers who use words to move hearts.
Leaders empowering communities toward something magnificent.
We had such a beautiful collection of creators in that room. That list barely skims the surface. The words of Genesis 1 were alive in that room…
“So God created humankind in his image…”
“And God saw everything that God had made, and indeed, it was very good.”
The ancient Hebrew poem tells us that humankind is made in the image of a Creator. And after the creating, God pauses to look at it all and whispers, “Very good.”
That room felt like an echo of that first blessing.
There’s a quote I love that is often attributed to the 2nd-century saint, Ireneaus… “The glory of God is a human being fully alive.”
I think I glimpsed that glory in those conversations, in that laughter, in that shared sense of possibility.
To be fully alive is to create.
To be fully alive is to take the raw material of your life and shape it into something that did not exist before.
To be fully alive is to listen for the quiet whisper rising from your deepest places—and to trust it.
Creation is not reserved for artists or authors or entrepreneurs. It belongs to all of us.
Every meal prepared with love.
Every child patiently encouraged.
Every system redesigned toward justice.
Every honest conversation that builds connection instead of tearing it down.
Go! Create! Be fully alive!
Who is creating something that inspires you right now?
What might be waiting inside you to be brought into the light?
