A lovely reminder from a kindred spirit. *Sunny Walker * *She/her/hers* *On **Arapaho, Cheyenne, Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) tribal land* Certified Facilitator (Also Certified ToP Facilitator) ToP Methods Mentor Trainer - Upcoming Courses <https://www.top-training.net/w/> Virtual Facilitation Collaborative Senior Facilitator sunny.sunwalker@gmail.com 303-587-3017 For diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging inquiries: sunny@diversityinnovators.com www.diversityinnovators.com For virtual facilitation inquiries: sunny@virtualfacilitationcollaborative.com www.virtualfacilitationcollaborative.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dr. Almut Furchert <cloisternotes+midweek-blessing@substack.com> Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 11:57 AM Subject: Look at the Sparrow To: <sunny.sunwalker@gmail.com> A (mid)weekly blessing for the overwhelmed ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ Forwarded this email? 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The north is burning. And we feel it. Our daughter came home this morning crying. Prairie & Woods Camp was canceled. And they sent the kids back home. Her little heart was broken. Instead of crawling through the bushes looking for insects we closed the windows and camped inside. Life is like this sometimes. Plans get canceled. We are stuck inside. Overwhelmed by the little things. Overwhelmed by the big things. And though we know that our little worries are nothing compared to the vastness of the universe, the forest fires raging, the world burning, our heart aches. Do you remember the sparrow? I was just reminded of her. <https://substack.com/redirect/0c9ed750-f5cb-48b9-99af-de075410bca6?j=eyJ1IjoiZWlubzAifQ.2rMw4JauGSdf2SX-GdMp_LEriQQqUbyK7Ap4pPDu7VY> Vastness. *“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”* —Matt 6:26 Look at the birds of the air, Jesus says. They neither reap nor store, yet our heavenly creator cares for each of them. *“Be not afraid,”* I hear the universe humming into my pounding heart. *“I see you,”* I hear the One who cares for the sparrow whisper into my ear. *You are loved. You are whole. Here, in the vastness of it all, and in the smallness of it all, I am here. Here with you. I will care for you.* So, dear one, if you have felt some overwhelm these days, from the state of this world, the burning fires, or just from trying to care, here is your reminder. <https://substack.com/redirect/085e44f4-4049-4c1a-b45b-9e9a563e29c7?j=eyJ1IjoiZWlubzAifQ.2rMw4JauGSdf2SX-GdMp_LEriQQqUbyK7Ap4pPDu7VY> *Let’s look at the birds, * *and learn from the trees. * *Let’s slow down and breathe.* *Allow yourself to be cared for.* *The Holy One is still here. * *Here with you. * *Beside you.* *Before you.* *Behind you.* *Within you.* *In every breath you take * *Life is still breathing* *still longing* *still hoping* *still bringing you home.* *Peace to you, dear One, * *the peace of the One who cares for the sparrow * *the peace of the One who shines in the waters* *and greens in the trees* *the peace of the One* *holding you * *and your pounding heart* *like a mother holding her child.* *Peace to you.* With great love, Almut PS: Which word or line or encounter has moved your heart today? 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Thanks for sharing, Sunny.Ellie, in Oberlin, where today and tomorrow we are experiencing a purple alert air quality condition due the fires in Canada, and a chronic purple + alert condition due the national and world chaos and destruction caused by this administration.elliestock@aol.com On Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 12:12:55 PM PDT, Sunny Walker via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: A lovely reminder from a kindred spirit. Sunny Walker She/her/hersOn Arapaho, Cheyenne, Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) tribal land Certified Facilitator (Also Certified ToP Facilitator) ToP Methods Mentor Trainer - Upcoming CoursesVirtual Facilitation Collaborative Senior Facilitatorsunny.sunwalker@gmail.com303-587-3017 For diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging inquiries:sunny@diversityinnovators.comwww.diversityinnovators.com For virtual facilitation inquiries: sunny@virtualfacilitationcollaborative.comwww.virtualfacilitationcollaborative.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dr. Almut Furchert <cloisternotes+midweek-blessing@substack.com> Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 11:57 AM Subject: Look at the Sparrow To: <sunny.sunwalker@gmail.com> A (mid)weekly blessing for the overwhelmed͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | | | | | | | | Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more | | | | Look at the Sparrow A (mid)weekly blessing for the overwhelmed | | | Almut Furchert, Weary Pilgrim | | | | Jul 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | READ IN APP | | | | | | Dear fellow pilgrim, The air is thick with smog outside. The north is burning. And we feel it. Our daughter came home this morning crying. Prairie & Woods Camp was canceled. And they sent the kids back home. Her little heart was broken. Instead of crawling through the bushes looking for insects we closed the windows and camped inside. Life is like this sometimes. Plans get canceled. We are stuck inside. Overwhelmed by the little things. Overwhelmed by the big things. And though we know that our little worries are nothing compared to the vastness of the universe, the forest fires raging, the world burning, our heart aches. Do you remember the sparrow? I was just reminded of her. | | | | Vastness. “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” —Matt 6:26 Look at the birds of the air, Jesus says. They neither reap nor store, yet our heavenly creator cares for each of them. “Be not afraid,” I hear the universe humming into my pounding heart. “I see you,” I hear the One who cares for the sparrow whisper into my ear. You are loved. You are whole. Here, in the vastness of it all, and in the smallness of it all, I am here. Here with you. I will care for you. So, dear one, if you have felt some overwhelm these days, from the state of this world, the burning fires, or just from trying to care, here is your reminder. | | | | Let’s look at the birds, and learn from the trees. Let’s slow down and breathe. Allow yourself to be cared for. The Holy One is still here. Here with you. Beside you. Before you. Behind you. Within you. In every breath you take Life is still breathing still longing still hoping still bringing you home. Peace to you, dear One, the peace of the One who cares for the sparrow the peace of the One who shines in the waters and greens in the trees the peace of the One holding you and your pounding heart like a mother holding her child. Peace to you. With great love, Almut PS: Which word or line or encounter has moved your heart today? Leave a comment Thank you for reading, sharing and supporting Cloister Notes, a letter for dancing monks, weary pilgrims and wounded healers. 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