A monthly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey from The Wisdom Years.
I want to worship at the shrine of everywhere,
want to know every inch
of this earth as an altar…
Every step a step
from holy to holy
to holy.
-Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, “Sacred Ground,” The Unfolding
Found at Well for the Journey
Old Age and The Receding Time
We can live our aging in anger and regret, or we can embrace it as a “juicy, creative threshold.” It is a place of hard-won wisdom, says Stephanie Raffelock in this essay.
From Creative Eldering.
Our Longing for God’s Justice
It is not enough, says Fr. Ron Rolheiser, that we should be happy. We want others to be miserable. We can so easily identify the sins of others and call down God’s wrath upon them. But that says more about us than about them.
From the blog of Fr. Ron Rolheiser.
Risking Trust
In the parable of the talents, the one who buried his gift rather than risking it is judged harshly (Matthew 25:14-30). The temptation for us in this chaotic world is to protect ourselves by shrinking back, staying hidden. But are we instead called to risk the gifts we have been given?
Sharing Someone Else’s Wound
The man who ran the rabbit farm took upon himself the young woman’s wound so he could get antibiotics and share them with her. It saved her life. What does it take to push against all that pressure and do the right thing, with courage and moral clarity, and to see another person as a person, when everything around you is telling you not to?
From Awakin.
How Forgiveness Changes You and Your Brain
The act of forgiveness activates structures and pathways in the brain that improve resilience and social connection more broadly. We are empowered to step beyond painful experiences in an energized, motivated, and connected way.
From Daily Good.
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