A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
To be human is about regaining what has been lost in the shuffle when life has been relegated to keeping score and making waves…. To be human is about gardening the soul.
-Terry Hershey, Soul Gardening
When Time Stands Still
Renowned scripture scholar Gerhard Lohfink says we can experience time right now as it will be experienced in eternity. It happens whenever we’re in adoration of God. It is then that we stand in pure wonder, pure admiration, ecstatic awe, entirely stripped of our own heartaches, headaches, and idiosyncratic focus. “God’s person, beauty, goodness, and truth overwhelm us so as to take our minds off of ourselves and leave us standing outside of ourselves,” says Fr. Ron Rolheiser.
From the blog of Ron Rolheiser.
A Flame In A Dark Cave
Imagine a flame in a dark cave. It shows its own surroundings, but it also reminds us of how much more there is of that cave that we do not yet know. We see, says writer Colin Walsh, “that life isn’t about reaching firm conclusions anyway, but about opening yourself to the possibility that you might be wrong, that there’s always more to learn.”
From Awakin.
The Gift of Tiny Miracles
The little girl was delighted when she found the penny on the post office floor – several times. What delights us? What brings us joy? And can we take the risk of sharing those moments with others?
From Terry Hershey.
Jesus’ Work of Shalom
The idea of biblical justice, says Shane Claiborne, was not getting what you deserve. “Rather, it was making right what was done wrong, restoring what had been destroyed, healing the wounds of an offensive act. It was about bringing balance and wholeness back to the community, which is why you often see scales as an icon for justice.”
From the Center for Action and Contemplation.
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.
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