A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
O God, help me to believe in beginnings and in my beginnings again ….
Ted Loder, Guerrillas of Grace
From Well for the Journey
The Radical Act of Letting Things Hurt
When someone we care about is hurting, our first instinct is to try to make it better. But not only is that unhelpful, it can actually be harmful, says Maria Popova.
Read the essay and watch the animated video.
Found in Daily Good.
A Case for the Porch
Front porches are the original social media. From the porch one can talk to neighbors about the goings-on up and down the street, even from the required distance of COVID. Porches are “the perfect vehicle to get outside without leaving home,” says writer Charlie Hailey in Orion magazine.
Found in Daily Good.
Psalm 23 and Shepherds
When we think of shepherds, we envision young boys out in the fields with staff and slingshot. But in biblical times, girls were more often shepherds than we realize. Perhaps we need to read the Bible stories we thought we knew so well looking for new insights.
From Joanna Seibert.
Meditation: Being Attentive to God
The psalmist declares he meditates on God all night (Ps 63:6). But meditation is not just thinking. Christian meditation, says Joyce Huggett, engages every part of us — our mind, our emotions, our imagination, our creativity and, supremely, our will. Meditation establishes a connection with God.
From Renovare.
Let Your Life Speak
Listening for the voice of vocation as older adults
Online
Sept 7 – Oct 12
4 – 5:15 p.m. (Central time)
What is my purpose now, we ask. Now that I am retired, now that the kids are grown, now that I can’t do everything I used to be able to do, does God still have need of me? Emphatically, yes. In this 6-week study, starting September 7, we will use Parker Palmer’s book Let Your Life Speak to look at what our faith and experience have taught us and how we can continue to offer our skills and talents for God’s kingdom.
Click on the link for all the information: https://wisdomyears.org/let-your-life-speak/
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