A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Though your destination is not yet clear,
You can trust the promise of this opening.
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life’s desire.
John O’Donohue, “For a New Beginning”
Found in Well for the Journey
Catching up to who we are
When we push people away to keep ourselves protected and safe, we end up being alone and isolated. When we guard ourselves against people who are different from us, we lose some of ourselves too.
From Terry Hershey.
Unlearning And Climbing Down Ladders
“The way down is the way up,” says Richard Rohr. In thinking about that, Joanna Seibert comes to realize that we are always learning and unlearning, climbing up and climbing down. In our spiritual life, the descent becomes an ascent as our outer life becomes less important and our inner life becomes heard.
From Joanna Seibert.
Justice is Love in Action
Talking about justice is not the same as doing justice, says contemplative activist and Episcopal priest Adam Bucko. Writing in a daily meditation from the Center for Action and Contemplation, Bucko outlines concrete steps to begin a practice of contemplative action.
From the Center for Action and Contemplation.
Struggling with our Complexity
What is normal? What does it look like to be a normal human being? Fr. Ron Rolheiser believes it includes being complex and accepting that. “We aren’t necessarily over-greedy, over-sexed, or over-restless,” he says. “We are just normal human beings, walking around inside of human skin. That’s what real life feels like!”
More about Ron Rolheiser.
Pilgrims Journeying Within
As we close our study of Pilgrims Journeying Within this week, we are reminded that the spiritual journey never ends. We never arrive at a destination, but we learn so much on the path. Find readings and reflection prompts for “Coming Home,” the last chapter of The Soul of a Pilgrim here https://wisdomyears.org/journeying-within-our-next-online-offering/the-practice-of-coming-home/
Readings, reflections prompts, and practices for all chapters of he book are on the WisdomYears website at
https://wisdomyears.org/journeying-within-our-next-online-offering/
The study is good for individuals on their own or for small groups.
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