Sunday Best – June 13, 2021
Someone asked me this week when I first wanted to travel, and I realized that the Brownie handbook started it all. In between the recipe for s’mores and lyrics for the “Make New Friends” song was a page that showed all the different Girl Scout uniforms around the world. I wanted to see all of those different hats and pins and sashes. I wanted to meet all of those other girls.
This reminiscing led me to reflect on the Girl Scout Promise, which starts, “On my honor, I will try…” Even as a kid, I appreciated how the Brownies asked not for blind obedience or a guarantee, but for a promise, for an effort.
Friends, for most of us the time of reciting daily pledges and oaths has passed. But why? We do not need to stand in a circle wearing sashes to make a commitment (though those are pretty great conditions).
Here is a chance to consider, what is a worthy promise?
On our honor,
Let’s try.
A PERFECT “WELCOME BACK” GIFT
If you find yourself wanting to reflect on this past year, or to contemplate better times to come, we hope you might consider turning to Month of Sundays, which can be found at all of your favorite booksellers. One newly vaccinated friend recently mentioned that she’s bought a stack of books to gift as she begins to reconnect with loved ones who have been apart, as a way to say, “welcome back.”
Thank you to those who have supported this endeavor to date, where proceeds have allowed us to give more generously than usual to some of the most vital nonprofits around. We designed the book to be evergreen, and hope it will bring comfort and connection through times of ease and times of challenge alike.