A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Advent 2022:
“Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God” (Isaiah 40:3).
Advent is a season of hope and expectation. A time set aside to proclaim once again that our God is still with us, still ready to lead us to peace and reconciliation, if we are willing.
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Venting the Light
“All your life you’ve been getting ready for now. The light is probably dawning on you – what God is calling you to be and do – and you could easily feel overwhelmed. But God is the source of the light, and God is behind the dawning. You will have the inner light you need on the path ahead. There will be provision. Go ahead.”
School of Gratitude
The Beatitudes ask us to believe that even in – perhaps especially in – suffering we will be blessed (Matthew 5:3–12). We tend to read them as warm and fuzzy words but don’t much take them seriously. But Brian McLaren says they are “the deepest lesson of gratitude.”
Reading the Signs of the Times
What did Jesus mean when he accused his listeners of not being able to read the “signs of the times” (Matthew 16:3)? Fr. Ron Rolheiser says that reading the signs of the times means being able to name things properly.
From the blog of Fr. Ron Rolheiser.
Varied Paths for Varied Hearts
Everyone’s path to God is not the same. Some will search for years; others will stumble over it and immediately recognize it. No matter, says Br. Sean Glenn of the Society of St. John the Evangelist. People of faith all end up in the same place.
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