A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Peace in its most fundamental form is the connection of one human spirit to another.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, from A Network from Grateful Living’s Everyday Gratitude
Found at Well for the Journey
Violence Begets Violence
There is nothing good about violence, says the late Rev. James Lawson, writing in Daily Meditations. “It drains emotional, psychological, moral, and spiritual energy with no good consequences.”
Found in Center for Action and Contemplation.
A Sparrow’s Song To Lift Up the Sky
The sky is falling, and what can one little sparrow do about it? Our society is crumbling, and what can one little act from you or me do about it? Maybe the one little thing we add will be the yeast to bring about change.
From Daily Good.
Do Not Fret
There is much to fret about in our world today, but Psalm 37 calls us particularly to leave off fretting. Instead, we must “claim our own agency to make for right in what is within our own reach and power,” says Br. Curtis Almquist, “especially on behalf of the powerless and voiceless in God’s creation.”
From Society of St. John the Evangelist.
Embittered Moralizing
As we age, we tend to become bitter, angry, and judgmental, especially against those who have not done the right things like we have, says Fr. Ron Rolheiser. We become the older brother in the story of the prodigal son. How fair is it that someone who hasn’t gone to church in years gets the same mercy from God as we who are there every Sunday?
More about Ron Rolheiser.
Unceasing Thoughts Becoming Unceasing Prayers
Brother Lawrence knew how to pray without ceasing – while he was scrubbing pots, cooking, or buying wine for dinner. Henri Nouwen says to turn unceasing thoughts into prayers.
From Joanna Seibert.
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