Old Roots, New Life: Letting Go So Spirit Can Grow | Rev. Sharon Renae

Letting go isn’t just about releasing the past — it’s about making room for new life to grow. 🌿

In this week’s message, Rev. Sharon Renae shares the story of Ashley, a beautiful tree who refused to drop her old leaves. Holding on felt safer… until it kept out the light, the rain, and the new growth Spirit was trying to bring.

From that simple story, Sharon gently invites us to notice where we are clinging to old leaves — past hurts, fears, “what ifs,” even old identities and stuff — and how that clinging can block the very blessings we’re praying for. She also talks about our Unity community’s next step: trusting Spirit as we grow into our own sacred space, releasing fear around money, buildings, and “what if it doesn’t work” so something bigger and more beautiful can take root.

Drawing on Rumi, Florence Scovel Shinn, and the imagery of a “new heaven and a new earth,” Sharon reminds us that spiritual growth often feels messy in the middle… but beneath the surface, new roots are reaching and new life is breaking through. 🌱

✨ Highlights:
• Ashley the tree: a parable about clinging to old leaves
• Why we hold on to old stories, fears, and “stuff”
• How fear of failure can keep a spiritual community small
• Unity’s message of inclusive love and self-empowerment
• Trusting divine provision as we grow into our own sacred space
• Letting go so new leaves — new people, new ideas, new life — can flourish
• Why spiritual transitions can feel uncomfortable (and why that’s okay)

📖 Quotes & References:
• Rumi: “Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
• Florence Scovel Shinn: “Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision…”
• Revelation imagery of “a new heaven and a new earth” and awakening to Christ consciousness

📅 Recorded: November 16, 2025
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