A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Some people go through life trying to find out what the world holds for them, only to find out too late that it’s what they bring to the world that really counts.
-Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
From Well for the Journey
Adjusting Expectations
She expected to be sitting in front of a lovely lake. Instead she was looking at a large field of oats. Was this what her spiritual director meant by meeting God where he wants to be met?
From Joyce Rupp.
Positive Disruption
Jesus spoke in parables and often about disruption. “Jesus was calling for a radical disruption in his religion, a great spiritual migration,” says Brian McLaren, “and a similar disruption and migration are needed no less today in the religion that names itself after him.”
Justice and Charity
There is a difference between charity and justice, says Ron Rolheiser. And often, charity gets in the way of justice. Yes we feed the homeless; but do we know how our systems create homelessness in the first place?
From Ron Rolheiser.
Why Not to Be Afraid
The disciples were terrified when a storm erupted suddenly on the Sea of Galilee. We, too, face many moments of fear in our lives. Jesus may not take away the fearful situation, but he promises to be with us in it.
The Real Work of Mentoring
A mentor is someone who companions and guides us through our Real Work, says Richard Rohr. That work “is always going to be focused on the inside, not the outside. Real Work is second-half-of-life work,” says Rohr.
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