March 14, 2024 “What cannot be said will be wept.” Sappho This quotation holds a beautiful truth from Sappho, an ancient female poet from the island of Lesbos who was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets of her time. It touches me because I’ve experienced the truth of it. In our culture,Continue reading "Lenten Day Twenty-six: Sappho"
Lenten Day Twenty-five: Craig Lounsbrough
March 13, 2o24 ~La Sagrada Familia~ "You can't define wonder. You can only stand in the presence of it." Craig D. Lousnbrough I don’t know who Mr. Lounsbrough is, but I appreciate his quotation which reminds me of our trip to Spain just a few months before the pandemic shut down the world. We wereContinue reading "Lenten Day Twenty-five: Craig Lounsbrough"
Lenten Day 24: Kathleen McMahan
March 12, 2024 "Don't feed the monster." Kathleen McMahan So, haha on me. I have been miscounting the days of Lent since I included the first Sunday in my count! Realizing my error, I recalculated, renumbered my blogs, and now have three additional meditations to write to make the numbers work. Just when I thoughtContinue reading "Lenten Day 24: Kathleen McMahan"
Lenten Sabbath Four
March 10, 2024 Taking a break from Lenten meditations on this “mini-Resurrection” day as we await Easter Sunday, let’s breathe in Sabbath together. Blessings ~ Rosemary Wood Walking The end of January, the weight of pandemic and politics as heavyas blizzard snow, I take to the woods,down an empty pathmade by sojourners before me.The sky,Continue reading "Lenten Sabbath Four"
Lenten Day Twenty-Six: Richard Rohr
March 11, 2024 “Jesus Christ never said worship me. Instead he said, ‘follow me.’” Richard Rohr Franciscan priest and spiritual teacher, Father Richard Rohr, has perhaps had more influence on my spiritual journey than any other author. I’ve read many of his books (my personal favorite is Everything Belongs) and I appreciate the way heContinue reading "Lenten Day Twenty-Six: Richard Rohr"
Lenten Day Twenty-five: George Santayana
March 9, 2024 “The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms.” George Santayana On day twenty-five of Lent, this quotation comes from the front of a notecard my daughter sentContinue reading "Lenten Day Twenty-five: George Santayana"
In Praise of Redbuds in the Rain
March 8, 2024 In Praise of Redbuds in the Rain Rain swirls in silver currents in the cul-de-sacthe wind pounding to be let inas it directs winter’s last bare hickoryand oak trees in a frenzieddance across a stage of gray.Sunshine is a myth buried behindswollen roiling banks of cloudson this late winter morning.Yet outside theContinue reading "In Praise of Redbuds in the Rain"
Lenten Day Twenty-four: Michale Tong
March 8, 2024 "It’s the small habits. How you spend your mornings. How you talk to yourself. What you read and what you watch. Who you share your energy with. Who has access to you. That will change your life.” Michale Tong/Contemplative Monk This quotation comes from a Facebook site called “Contemplative Monk” which IContinue reading "Lenten Day Twenty-four: Michale Tong"
Lenten Day Twenty-three: Simone Weil
March 7, 2024 “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” Simone Weil On this twenty-second day of Lent, I sit with this quotation and reflect on why it spoke to me so much that I copied it down on a notecard. I mentioned who Simone Weil was in a previous blog. (https://spirit-reflections.org/2024/02/27/lenten-day-fourteen-simone-weil/) AnContinue reading "Lenten Day Twenty-three: Simone Weil"
Lenten Day Twenty-two: Brené Brown
March 6, 2024 “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” Brené Brown If you aren’t familiar with Brené Brown, take a look at her website where she describes herself as a “researcher, storyteller, and (currently enraged) Texan who’s spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability,Continue reading "Lenten Day Twenty-two: Brené Brown"
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