A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Take a few moments to contemplate the question: “What gifts do I bring to share with my Earth family?” Go within and take an inventory of all the qualities that make you who you are …. Today, commit to seeking new ways to open up the gift you are by sharing it with others.
-Dennis Merritt Jones, The Art of Being
From Well for the Journey
Sacred Mess of Nature
A seed grows into a flower through the mud and mess of nature without questioning nature’s plan. In the same way, “We can only meet what is truly here now, deeply and earnestly, and choose to keep opening to what is,” says writer Lucy Grace.
From Awakin.
Nutritious Food of Life
A blind man went traveling alone. When people realized that he was blind they invited him to squeeze things as a way of perceiving them. So it is in our lives: we may have to “squeeze” life to find the reality of it.
When Fear is All Around
Our society seems to be in the grip of fear these days, not unlike the fear the disciples experienced when the storm came up while they were fishing (Matthew 8:23-27). “Our country is more polarized than at any time in recent memory,” says Bro. David Vryhof, and fear is the result.
Sitting in Silence
How must we pray? Sit down. Sit down alone. Sit down alone in silence.
From Center for Action and Contemplation.
How must we pray? Sit down. Sit down alone. Sit down alone in silence.
Some Advice on Prayer from an Old Master
Fr. Ron Rolheiser recalls a seminary professor of great wisdom who taught that at the least we must pray the Lord’s Prayer every day. It is, says Rolheiser, both a challenge and a consolation.
From Ron Rolheiser.
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