by Joseph Krans | May 27, 2026 | Reflections
A few weeks ago, Genesis hosted a week-long Nature Immersion Experience, an invitation to walk, sit, and listen deeply to both nature and the Divine speaking through the created world. During the retreat, I came upon a tree that was falling, yet held gently by a...
by Joseph Krans | May 14, 2026 | Reflections
Over the past year, an injury has limited my ability to hike and spend long hours among the trees. Nature has always been a vital part of my daily rhythm and spiritual practice, so this season of stillness has invited me to seek new ways of connecting with the sacred...
by Emma Tacy | Apr 24, 2026 | Reflections
Attending the recent Genesis program, Lenten Conversations: Observing Lent Through the Lens of Nature, moved me to see the changing seasons through creation’s eyes. From this experience comes the following poem. The Season’s Most Honorable Guests The historic...
by Joseph Krans | Apr 4, 2026 | Reflections
A Garden in the Soul On Holy Thursday, Love bends low in quiet light, a basin, towel, open hands in night; He kneels to wash our dust‑worn feet, where humble service and heaven meet. On Good Friday, under darkened sky, Love hangs exposed, and dares to die; we stand in...
by Joseph Krans | Feb 5, 2026 | Reflections
In Hearts Reborn “Everything belongs,”1 whispers the sky,Where borders fade and spirits fly.“The closer we are to the Whole,the freer becomes the wandering soul.”2 Once I thought the sacred confined,a narrow path, a tethered mind.Now I see holiness breaking form,in...
by Joseph Krans | Jan 2, 2026 | Reflections
One Heartbeat at a Time In the stillness between years,a new direction takes shape deep within,a quiet stirring in the heart’s hidden places. Tensions rise as we considerwhat must be released,the worn safety of old patterns,the comfort of familiar shores. Yet the...
