A collection of inspiration and resources for your spiritual journey, gathered from websites, blogs, and pass-alongs that have been shared with us.
Let me not look away, O God, from any truth I should see. Even if it is difficult, let me face the reality in which I live. Help me to see the world through other eyes, to listen to voices distant and different. Let me not look away.
-The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston, Spirit Wheel
From Well for the Journey
Reflections
Conversations for Lent
Join the Wisdom Years community as we consider how Jesus is present in all of our life through some guided conversations this Lent. We will gather by Zoom on Thursdays, March 20 through April 10 at 4 p.m. Central time.
If you would like to receive the Zoom links for the weekly conversations, send an email to marjoriegeorge62@gmail.com. (If you were part of the recent study on Ladder to the Light you will receive the Zoom link automatically,)
For the weekly conversation topics, go here.
Ash Wednesday
In the story of Jonah’s running away from God, Amanda Opelt finds pride in the prophet’s action. She calls us to look at our own prideful ways (“the most sly and insidious sin the Christian will struggle with”) and take on humility this Lent.
An Ever-Unfolding Purpose
What does it mean to be guided by the Holy Spirit? Brother Keith Nelson of Society of St. John the Evangelist says “the pressure exerted upon us by the Holy Spirit is always creative, generative, and life-giving beyond what we can anticipate or imagine.” We are pressured from within to always become more, but the goal is not to be perfect.
The Desert: A Place of Preparation
“The desert is that place where we go to face our demons, feel our smallness, be in a special intimacy with God, and prepare ourselves for the promised land,” says Fr. Ron Rolheiser. Desert-time, he says, is time “to courageously face the chaos and the demons within us and to let God do battle with them through us.” This is Lent.
From the blog of Ron Rolheiser.
Grace Is God’s Name
Grace is not something God gives, it is who God is, says Richard Rohr. “God’s job is to make up for all the deficiencies in the universe,” says Rohr. “What else would God do?”
Lent Resources
Lent Reading Guide from Renovare
Using lectio divina, this guide draws on excerpts from the Gospel of John that give a big-picture account of Jesus’ passion, crucifixion, and resurrection. The lectio divina method is not just reading, but opens up conversation with God.
Find it here.
Virtual Sit Meditations
Join the staff of Center for Action and Contemplation every Sunday during Lent at 8:30 a.m. (PT) for a period of silence and contemplation. In addition, sign up for the free Lenten email series. Every week, you will receive a teaching in your inbox to inspire your Lenten practice and prepare you for the next virtual sit meditation.
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