A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Even though tried by misunderstanding, hardship, persecution, and martyrdom, our ancestors in faith sought to live in continual thanksgiving to God. Their firm conviction did not seek to deny the troubles of the present. Yet, by the continual offering of thanks, they passed through trials blessing the “goodness and loving-kindness” of God, who created and preserves us with the gift of life.
-Br. Jonathan Maury
Society of Saint John the Evangelist
A Grateful Thanksgiving: Inspiration, Blessings, and Opportunities
A Network for Grateful Living asks, “How might we embrace Thanksgiving as an opportunity to ritualize and reflect on what it means to live gratefully, every day? What feels sufficient, even abundant? What’s the invitation for this particular moment in time?”
Go to the page for a video and other resources.
Found in A Network for Grateful Living.
Being a Guest: Lessons in Receiving Hospitality
During the coming season of Thanksgiving and Christmas, we may find ourselves being called to receive as well as give. Brother Luke Ditewig from the Society of St. John the Evangelist reminds us that, “hospitality is about offering our hearts.”
Read or listen to the reflection.
Learn more about Society of St. John the Evangelist.
Prophecy – Challenge and Comfort
What can the Church offer the world just now? More social justice? More scripture reading? More Sunday school classes? No, says Ron Rolheiser; “Like the prodigal son, the world needs first of all to be surprised by unconditional love. Sometime later, and there will be time for that, it will want hard challenge.”
More about Fr. Ron Rolheiser.
Thanksgiving for Two
The adults we call our children will not be arriving
with their children in tow for Thanksgiving.
We must make our feast ourselves,
Read the rest of the poem by Marjorie Saiser.
Found at Poetry Foundation.
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