A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
The crucial work of social peace must join an on-the-ground commitment to interior peace, the kind that changes lives from the inside out.
Br. Keith Nelson, SSJE
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As a Hen Gathers Her Brood
Like the hen who wanted to love and protect her chicks, says Barbara Brown Taylor in this classic essay, Jesus wanted to gather Jerusalem to himself (Matt 23:37). But they would not come. If you have ever loved someone you could not protect, you will understand.
Found in Renovare.
Ecumenism – The Path Forward
The path to Christian unity, says Fr. Ron Rolheiser, does not consist in proving only one denomination is correct and trying to convert others to that point of view. Rather, it lies in “each of us living the Gospel more faithfully so as to grow closer to each other in Christ.”
From the blog of Ron Rolheiser.
The Liberating Lessons of Imperfection
She thought it was going to be the best year of her life. Then she discovered how liberating life can actually be when we welcome its imperfections. Imperfection, she says, is not a goal; it’s more of a truth.
From Grateful Living.
Nouwen: Zero-Sum
An attitude of scarcity says there is only just so much – food, money, power – to go around and when you win, I lose. An attitude of abundance says there is plenty for all when we share. When you win, I also win.
From Joanna Seibert.
Starlings In Winter
A poem by Mary Oliver
Chunky and noisy,
but with stars in their black feathers,
they spring from the telephone wire
and instantly
they are acrobats
in the freezing wind.
And now, in the theater of air,
they swing over buildings,
Found in Awakin.
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