A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Blessed are the uncertain …,
for their minds are still open.
Blessed are the wonderers,
for they shall find what is wonderful.
Blessed are those who question their answers,
for their horizons will expand forever.
-Brian D. McLaren, Faith After Doubt
Found at Well for the Journey
True Realism
Richard Rohr reminds us that in times of pain and suffering, the biblical prophets offer hope. “Isaiah says that injustice and evil are not the final reality,” says Rohr. Instead, the final reality is the comfort and compassion of God. “The prophet stands in that place of trust.” We need to remember this in these difficult times.
Coddiwomple
Here is a great word: Coddiwomple. It means to travel purposefully towards an as-yet-unknown destination. When we are coddiwomplers, we are willing to accept unexpected discoveries along the way.
Read the short essay.
From Awakin.
Compassion is real
What is to be our response to a world of hate and killing and suffering? Compassion, says Terry Hershey. “Just assume the answer to every question is compassion.”
From Terry Hershey’s Sabbath Moment.
To the Joyous Ones
In one of the collects from Compline in The Book of Common Prayer, we ask God to “shield the joyous” (pg 134). Joanna Seibert reflects on the joyous people she finds throughout her life, especially those at the church food pantry.
The Pearl of Great Price and Its Cost
Each time we choose something, we eliminate other choices, says Fr. Ron Rolheiser. That is why we struggle so painfully to make clear choices. We want the right things, but we want other things too.
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