A collection of inspiration and resources for your spiritual journey, gathered from websites, blogs, and pass-alongs that have been shared with us.
We are pilgrims together on each day’s journey …. Why not make this pilgrimage with a heart for one another?
-Macrina Wiederkehr, Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day
Doing the Right Thing because It Is the Right Thing
In the gospel story of the sheep and the goats (Matt 25:31-46), Jesus praises those who feed the hungry, clothe the naked, care for the sick and visit those in prison, and chastises those who do not. But actually, neither group knew they were tending to God by their actions, or inactions. They did it because it was the right thing to do.
From the blog of Ron Rolheiser.
Thomas Aquinas, Child of God
We are not the theologian or scholar that Aquinas was, but we bring something just as precious and just as needed to the world. We bring our wisdom wrought by experience. “Reflect on what you know for sure, child of God that you are,” says Br. Curtis Almquist of the Society of St. John the Evangelist. “That is your life’s wisdom that is greater than gold.”
From the Society of St. John the Evangelist.
God in You
There is nothing I can do to kill the God in me, said theologian Howard Thurman. “God is in me, and the ladder from the earth to sky is available,” he said. We don’t need a mediator, or an institution, or a ritual. We learn this when we love people.
86 Random Acts of Kindness
Out of ideas for kind things you can do for your friends and neighbors? Here is a long list. Example: when you are headed to the grocery, check in with nearby neighbors to see if they need anything, especially neighbors who can’t get out.
How To Find Calm Through Walking
Walking meditation is a powerful way to feel grounded and centered. Walking mindfully is about noticing your surroundings, forgetting about the stresses in your life, and not trying to accomplish anything.
Events
John Philip Newell visits St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio TX on February 25 for an evening talk about his new book The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Quest for Healing and Home. The talk begins at 6 pm and will be followed by a reception and book signing. For more information https://www.stmarks-sa.org/event-details-registration/the-great-search-an-evening-talk-by-john-philip-newell
Online courses and programs
Enliven Your Spirit
Begins Feb. 24
From Grateful Living.
A five-day self-paced course that comes in a series of emails provides guidance, inspiration, and practices.
For information and to register
What Do I Do with My Anger?
Online webinar
March 14
10 to 11:30 PT
Richard Rohr and Brian McLaren host a 90-minute webinar on the anger that continues to grow in our country and, hence, in our own lives. How does our anger fit into the contemplative Christian tradition?
For information and to register.
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