A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
Behold my friends, the spring has come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
-Sitting Bull as quoted in Sitting Bull: The Collected Speeches by Mark Diedrich
From Well for the journey
Resurrection Fuels Action
If we don’t believe and live out Christ’s resurrection, how will we pray for God’s kingdom to come? “How will we credibly usher in that kingdom in whatever small ways we can here and now, if we don’t believe in its ultimate fulfillment,” asks Debie Thomas, writing in CAC’s daily meditations.
The Resurrection Gives Hope
The good news of the resurrection is not simply a promise to you and to me. It is a promise to all creation, that all things will be made new. “In a world that stinks, the resurrection of Jesus is good news to all,” says Br. James Koester, “because it is a promise of life that is mended, healed, cleansed, and restored.”
Nouwen: Easter Resurrection
There are many reasons we can lose our identity and our connection to God, says Joanna Seibert. Most of the reasons are based in fear. It is in community that we are restored, with the help of others who tell their own stories.
From Joanna Seibert.
Music rejuvenates memories of dementia patients
“Music is the one thing that opens up people’s brains, and it helps fire off neurons on both hemispheres of the brain,” say scientists and doctors. Children are often amazed when their parents who suffer from dementia come alive when they hear a familiar tune.
Found at public radio station WLRN in South Florida.
Spring
By Mary Oliver
Somewhere
a black bear
has just risen from sleep
and is staring
down the mountain
Found at tumblr online.
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