Discovering the Language of Divine Flow

This Weeks Focus:

Discovering fresh words and phrases to put into your spiritual toolbox. 

Many of us have learned the traditional language of the spiritual journey. Words like prayer, surrender, holiness, etc.

These words are beautiful and sacred—but sometimes they feel distant, as if they belong in monasteries or theology books rather than in grocery aisles, morning commutes, and kitchen sinks full of dirty dishes.

That’s why, in the Divine Flow tradition, I like to offer fresh language—simple, playful, and down-to-earth words that help us live spirituality, not just think about it.

Over the next several weeks, we’ll consider some words and phrases that make up the heart of living in Divine Flow. Words like:

• Quiet Time – the daily rhythm that anchors us in peace and Presence.

• God Dates – intentional times of solitude to rest in God’s love and listen for wisdom.

• God Nudges – gentle inner promptings that guide us along the river of grace.

• Divine Chaos – the holy disorder that opens space for new growth and transformation.

Let’s begin our journey this week with one of the foundations beneath Divine Flow: Street-Level Spirituality—aka Finding God in the Grocery Store.

Where’s God?

For a long time, I imagined God as living “out there.” I could visit God in a church pew, a retreat center, or a quiet chapel—but I thought God didn’t care much about the noise and ordinary messiness of my everyday life.

God didn’t hang out in my office, my kitchen, or the grocery store. I believed spirituality happened in holy places—not in ordinary ones.

But that way of thinking split my life in two: the sacred and the secular.

I’d pray in the morning and feel God’s peace—and then lose it somewhere between answering emails and washing dishes after dinner.

I longed for a way to experience Divine Presence not just when life was quiet—but in the middle of it all.

I shared this struggle with Charm, my spiritual director. I told her I wanted to stay connected to God throughout the day—but the busyness of life kept pulling me away.

She smiled and said, “Do you remember the children’s books, Where’s Waldo? You stare at a page crowded with people and chaos, and keep asking, Where’s Waldo? until you see him.”

Charm leaned in and added, “It’s the same with God. During the day ask yourself, ‘Where’s God? Where do I see God?’ And because God is love, wherever you notice love—in yourself or in others—you’re seeing God. Even in the grocery store. Even in the mess.”

As I stepped back into the rhythm of the day, her questions followed me: Where’s God? Where do I see love right now?

A few days later, after a stretch of long back-to-back meetings, I stopped at the grocery store. My mind was buzzing—deadlines, unfinished projects, the chores waiting at home.

In the checkout line, I noticed the weary cashier still smiling at customers, an elderly woman counting her coins, a dad helping his daughter unload the shopping cart.

As I stood in the checkout line, Charm’s words echoed in my heart: “Wherever you see the presence of love, you see God. So, ask yourself: Where’s God?”

And then I saw it: the compassion in the weary cashier’s smile, the resilience in the elderly woman’s trembling hands, and the love in the father’s heart gently guiding his daughter. In their eyes, their small gestures, their quiet patience—God’s love was alive and real.

In that moment—right between the gum racks and grocery carts—something inside me shifted.

The grocery store became a chapel. The people around me became images of Divine Love.
And I realized: this is where God lives too—right here in the beautiful, messy, ordinary moments of life.

Little by little, the ordinary moments of life—a coworker’s encouragement, a quiet drive to work, a stranger’s kind smile—became places where God was no longer absent, but quietly present.

Those ordinary moments become extraordinary because I saw the presence of love. That reframing of my focus became the seeds of what I call Street-Level Spirituality. I define it like this:

Street-Level Spirituality is the practice of seeing everyday life as a sacred encounter with God.

It’s spirituality with its sleeves rolled up—rooted in errands, work, relationships, traffic, and grocery lines.

It means taking prayer and contemplation off the mountaintops and into the streets. It’s remembering God’s love is revealed both in silence and prayer, but also found in the everyday—cooking dinner, paying bills, answering emails, comforting a friend.

When we realize God isn’t separate from our lives but present in all of it—everything shifts.

Every moment becomes prayer. Every encounter becomes grace. Every experience of love becomes sacred. Holy.

A Practice for Your Spiritual Toolbox

This week, pay attention to wherever you see love showing up. Invite God to walk through the ordinary streets of your life with you. Let your spirituality be lived, not just learned. Holiness isn’t about escaping the world—it’s about embracing it with eyes awake to love. Because wherever you notice love—you’re seeing God.

Here’s a simple way to make Street Level Spirituality real:

• Each morning, begin with five minutes of Quiet Time. In that silence, pray:
  God, help me see your presence today. Remind me to ask, Where’s God?

• As you move through the day—in traffic, doing laundry, sitting in meetings—whenever you notice the presence of love, pause and whisper: God, I see You. You’re here. Thank You.

After a few days of practicing this, notice how your focus shifts. Train your eyes to see the presence of love everywhere, and with it comes a restored sense of inner peace and the tangible beauty of God made real in everyday life.

Another Tool for You: Spiritual Balance Check-In

If you’d like to see where you are on your spiritual journey right now, take a few minutes to complete the Spiritual Balance Check-In. It’s a simple self-reflection tool that helps you discover which areas of your life feel in harmony—and where you might be longing for more balance, rest, or connection with God.

Click the link to download it for free: Spiritual Balance Check-In

Stay Tuned

Next week, we’ll explore another phrase from the Divine Flow lifestyle: Quiet Time.

Until then, may you see God wherever love appears.

Your friend in the Divine Flow,
brian