A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
A prayer for All Saints Day, November 1:
We pray for the “whole family of God, the living and the dead, those whom we love and those whom we hurt, bound together in Christ by sacrament, prayer, and praise” (Book of Common Prayer pg 862).
Who are the Saints
On November 1 each year, the Church celebrates All Saints Day in which we remember those we love but see no longer. In this sermon, Richard Rohr tells us saints are those who have been wounded and healed – not just people who reached perfection, but ordinary people like us.
The Unclarity of Holiness
We live in a time of chaos and confusion. We long for clear and fruitful outcomes, and we want to know how we will get there, if we will get there. Br. Lucas Hall says we are to trust that “these confusing things, these things that we can’t clearly parse, will be used to the promised victory of God.”
Love Beyond Death
Why do we continue to pray for the dead? It is not because they need God’s mercy and forgiveness. It is to continue to be in communication with them, “to remain mindful of the special oxygen they breathed into the planet during their life, and to occasionally share a celebratory glass of wine with them.”
From Ron Rolheiser blog.
Four Stories of Mercy
The little girl needed someone to help her cry, so she climbed up into the lap of the nurse at the girls school in Sudan. Sister Marilyn Lacey of Mercy Beyond Borders tells this and more stories of compassion.
Watch the video or read the article.
Found in Daily Good.
Election Night Vigil
Join the Brothers of Society of St John the Evangelist in a vigil on Election Night, Tuesday, November 5. In the face of anxiety, uncertainty, and exhaustion around the 2024 Presidential Election, we invite you to join the Brothers in prayer to God our Creator and Governor for unity, guidance, and protection. The vigil begins at 7:00 PM Eastern Time in St. John’s Chapel, following the Holy Eucharist, and continues until the final polls close at 1:00 AM.
Join at any point in person or online at ssje.org/livestream.
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