A weekly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey. From The Wisdom Years.
The compassion that I am learning to offer myself expands outward into compassion for others, as well.
-Katrina Kenison, Magical Journey
From Well for the Journey
Reweaving the Apocalypse
We may think that the tapestry of our life is ended. But perhaps there is a new tapestry to weave in these later years.
From William Martin.
Gospel Challenge
Fr. Ron Rolheiser reminds us that “gospel” means “good news,” not “good advice.” The gospels, says Rolheiser, “are not so much a spiritual and moral theology book that tell us what we should be doing but are more an account of what God has already done for us.” Zacchaeus is our model.
From the blog of Ron Rolheiser.
The Eagle And The Chicken
The baby eagle grew up in a chicken coop and consequently thought he was a chicken. A naturalist came along and convinced him he was really an eagle. What is your reaction to this interesting fable? Would you have left the bird alone to be a happy chicken, or keep urging him to embrace his true nature?
From Awakin.
Life and the Living God
Br. Lucas Hall reminds us that God is not simply a concept – a set of principles or a series of instructions that we simply need to download into our brains and then we’ll be good. God is active, because life is active. Life moves. Life responds. We are invited to participate in that living.
A Foundational Practice
The ego insists on knowing and being certain; it refuses all unknowing, says Richard Rohr. “We cannot grow in the great art form, the integrative dance of action and contemplation, without a strong tolerance for ambiguity, an ability to allow, forgive, and contain a certain degree of anxiety, and a willingness to not know—and not even need to know,” says Rohr.
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