A monthly curated collection of essays, poetry, and reflections for your spiritual journey from The Wisdom Years.
No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.
-Sheryl Crow, Musician, singer, songwriter
Found at Well for the Journey
A Stone’s Throw Away From Everybody
Jesus . . . faced his death knowing that he was loved by others but also knowing that in the face of death he was entering a place where he was deeply and utterly alone. That will be our test too in the end. One day each of us will also have to “give over” his or her spirit. Inside of that unanimity-minus-one, will our hearts be warm or bitter?
From Ron Rolheiser blog.
Walking through Holy Week
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? asks an old gospel song. Joanne Seibert finds that she was. She has played each of the characters in the drama of Holy Week and invites us to walk with her again.
The Fish, The Net, and The Water
“A fisherman’s net is actually a set of holes kept together by ropes; it can only catch fishes, but not the water in which it is totally immersed,” says Mauro Bergonzi in an Awakin post. Likewise, reality is not a problem to be solved; it is a mystery.
From Awakin.
Peace in Ourselves
No matter what is going on in our world at levels over which we have no control, it is in our power to hold on to the practices that nourish us, inform us, and give us courage, said Adam Bucko. There are always choices to be made.
Practicing Forgiveness in the Midst of Resentment
“What would it look like in your life if you were to take forgiveness as seriously as Jesus took forgiveness?” asks Brother Jack Crowley. “Own your resentments and own up to your resentments. Don’t deny them, they are perfectly natural, but don’t let them fester. Bring your resentments out to the light for God to see.”
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