SPRING FORTH NOW 2026

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October 1

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

Genesis 13:8-18

Sometimes you have to release what is familiar before you can see how much room God has given you to grow. In Genesis 13:8–18 (KJV), Abram chooses peace over conflict, releases Lot without fear, and then hears God say, “Lift up now thine eyes” toward a future larger than what he surrendered. Engaging In The Holy means trusting God enough to stop fighting over limited space and start walking toward greater possibility. Living High And Lifted Up means seeing beyond scarcity and believing there is enough ground for you and somebody else to flourish. Our Black communities move forward when we reject scarcity thinking, create room for one another, and turn opportunity into shared possibility. Dream Big, because what you release may make room for what you could not yet see. Decide To Become secure enough to choose peace, and Demonstrate Your Power by walking the ground, building the vision, and making room for others to flourish.