Many people celebrate summer by getting together with loved ones, traveling, or enjoying outdoor activities. If you’re looking to deepen your connection with nature and grow more in tune with yourself, here are 12 simple rituals and sun-inspired Bible verses.
The Summer Solstice has been celebrated for centuries around the world and across many different cultures. It falls on June 21 (in the northern hemisphere) and is longest day of the year, marking an official start to summer. It’s a time to be mindful of the sun and all the energy it provides to sustain life. This day can also symbolize warmth, brightness, guidance, protection, blessing, and hope.
The sun, and the Son, are both important symbols in the journey of faith—pointing us in the right direction, giving energy when we’re weak, and providing comfort through life’s highs and lows. Further explore what it means to Walk in the Light and learn how this concept is pivotal to seeing growth in your journey with God.
Here are 12 simple ways to celebrate the Summer Solstice and welcome the new season!
1. Watch the sunrise
2. Pickup seasonal produce from a local farmer’s market
3. Make a playlist of songs inspired by “light”
4. Bake something with honey or warming spices (cinnamon, cardamom, chamomile, rosemary, lavender, sage)
5. Reflect on highlights from the past season and your hopes for the next one
6. Plan a bonfire with family and friends
7. Spend time outside in the sun
8. Make a crown out of summery florals—such as daisies, sunflowers, dahlias, marigolds, black eyed susans, buttercups, or zinnias
9. Burn citrus candles, reed diffusers, or use essential oils
10. Make sun tea
Fill a large glass pitcher with water and several tea bags. Let it sit outside to brew in the sun, chill, and enjoy over ice! (The number of tea bags and brew time will differ, based on volume made and strength of tea you prefer)
11. Make a gratitude list and decorate the margins with bright imagery—sunbursts, flowers, and warm colors like yellow, orange, red, magenta
12. Meditate on sun imagery found in Scripture
Bible Verses Inspired by the SUN
- How sweet is the daylight, and how pleasant it is for someone’s eyes to behold the sun. (Ecclesiastes 11:7)
- To Him who made the great lights… the sun to rule by day, for His faithful love endures forever. (Psalm 136:7-8)
- Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be clearly seen that what they have done has been carried out in God. (John 3:21)
- His splendor covers the heavens, and the earth is full of His praise. His radiance is like the sunrise; rays shine forth from His hand, where His power lies hidden. (Habakkuk 3:3-4)
- From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised. (Psalm 113:3)
- For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. (Psalm 84:11)
- But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. (Malachi 4:2)
- Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. (Isaiah 60:1)
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