A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
God’s mission is to restore and renew all of creation in a loving embrace. Jesus intercedes and invites our participation.
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
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Dancing with the Enemy
A beloved professor tells the story of Jewish students and Muslims students going to New Orleans together to help clean up after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. It was a strained relationship until they started dancing.
From Daily Good.
Learning to See
The woman who was out of place, the woman who had just poured expensive perfume all over Jesus. Simon saw a sinner; Jesus saw a woman in pain. Do we actually “see” those in need that Jesus places in front of us?
From Renovare.
In Safer Hands than Ours
Fr. Ron Rolheiser writes that at funerals, he tells the grieving family that their loved one “is now in hands safer than ours.” Our God is reliable, says Rolheiser. “Ultimately, God is not a God who cannot protect us, but is a God in whose hands and in whose promise we are far safer than when we rely upon ourselves.”
More about Ron Rolheiser.
An Interrupted Life
Christian philanthropist Fred Smith says that Paul’s Letter to the Romans “has had more impact on Western civilization and the life of the Church than any other he wrote.” Yet Paul never intended to stay in Rome; he was only passing through on his way to Spain. How do we deal with it when our plans are totally derailed by something not of our own making? Can we see it as God’s plan for us?
From The Gathering.
Healing Power of Presence
Sometimes you just need a friend to hold your hand. Sometimes you need to be a friend who will hold someone’s hand.
From Sabbath Moment.
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