17 – Divine Respect

Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia)

Keyword: Honour

If you truly recognised the value of what you have been given, how would you treat it?

Divine Respect invites you to recognise the inherent value of life and allow that recognition to shape how you treat yourself, others and the natural world.

The magnificent Angel’s Trumpet opens like a vessel for receiving. During the creation of this essence, the flowers were gathered and carried with the tenderness of receiving a newborn child — a beautiful reminder that what is precious deserves to be handled with love, care and respect.

Respect honours individuality and free will. It does not require another person to live, choose or believe as we do. It also encourages us to value our own soul, dignity and life rather than diminishing, neglecting or mistreating ourselves.

Like a garden that flourishes when valued and lovingly tended, what we respect has the opportunity to grow. Divine Respect encourages gratitude, stewardship and greater appreciation for what God has created and entrusted to our care.

Invitation: What in your life have you stopped recognising as precious? Can you notice its value again and consider how greater respect, gratitude and care might change the way you treat yourself, others and the world around you?

Loving qualities: Honour • Respect • Self-respect • Dignity • Reverence for life • Gratitude • Appreciation • Care • Stewardship • Respect for individuality & free will • Restoration • Abundance

Patterns revealed: Disrespect • Disregard • Self-devaluation • Destructive behaviour • Abuse • Lack of dignity • Control • Entitlement • Taking for granted • Neglect • Exploitation • Waste • Despair • Poverty consciousness