A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Words may help, and silence may help, but the one thing that is needed is that the heart should turn to its Maker as the needle turns to the pole. For this, we must be still.
-Caroline Stephen (1834-1909), Quaker Strongholds
Found in Well for the Journey
Ways to Heal
Look, honor, and receive – three of the ways Jesus engages healing. What might you see, what might you learn, and from whom if you did the same?
Making a Morning Connection
Before we check our email, before we watch the news or plan our day, go out into the garden, says Richard Rohr. There we will find what is real. “If we can find a way to be present to the ‘givens,’ especially the natural ‘givens,’ I believe we can be happy,” says Rohr.
Entering Lent
Is it necessary to sit in the ashes of Lent? Some theologians say yes. In this and other mythical images, Fr. Ron Rolheiser gives us an explanation of aspects of Lent.
More about Ron Rolheiser.
Freedom to Choose to Care
We can choose to give away our last dollar. Or not. If you take the dollar from your pocket, says Terry Hershey, you open yourself to change. It will require action and the acceptance of any consequences of that choice. However, the music you make will be life-giving to anyone around you.
From Sabbath Moment.
A Different Kind of Fast
For what do you hunger? Can you even name it? Peace, yes, and freedom from fear. Safety for our children. A sense of spiritual well-being. And yet, our very daily practices undermine what we claim as our desires. The Wisdom Years Lenten study on our website asks us to give up not just material goods but spiritual illnesses such as needing to be in control and rushing through life.
The study is designed for small groups and individuals. Do on your own or join our Zoom gatherings on Thursday afternoons.
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