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Lenten Day Thirty-five: Henri Nouwen

On this Monday of Holy Week, suffering is an appropriate theme as we move toward the cross of Good Friday.

Lenten Sabbath Five: Palm Sunday

He has walked his entire life to fulfill his ministry, and now his last steps will take him to the cross. But not yet. First, we wave our palm branches and shout “Hosanna!”.

Lenten Day Thirty-four: Terri Cole-Whittaker

“What you think of me is none of my business.” Terri Cole-Whittaker

Lenten Day Thirty-three: Hamlet

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Hamlet

Lenten Day Thirty-two: Brennan Manning

“Faith is the courage to accept acceptance.” Brennan Manning

Lenten Day Thirty-One: The Buddha

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one’s own acts, done and undone. The Buddha As I sit with this meditation, I imagine what it would be like if no one (including me) criticized or judged anyone else for the rest of thisContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Thirty-One: The Buddha”

Lenten Day Twenty-nine: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

March 18, 2024 “There may be worship without words.” Longfellow This blog is a companion piece to Saturday’s, https://spirit-reflections.org/2024/03/16/lenten-day-twenty-eight-thomas-merton/, about the spiritual practice of being silent, of resting in the company of God/Universe/the Divine. This time, though, I’m reflecting on Sunday worship services, for those of us who attend any kind of religious service. HaveContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-nine: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”

Lenten Day Twenty-eight: Thomas Merton

“Let me rest in Your will and be silent.” Thomas Merton Thomas Merton was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion. Most of all, he was a lover of silence, and despite all his other “doings,” he found “being” his greatest blessing. Again and again, I, though,ContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-eight: Thomas Merton”

Lenten Day Twenty-seven: Dennis Linn

March 15, 2024 Photo credit: Pixabay “We become like the God we adore.” Dennis Linn When I began this Lenten series of quotations, I opened with one from Pelagius (c. 354–418), a British theologian who emphasized freedom of choice in salvation and “original goodness” as opposed to “original sin,” and thus was deemed a hereticContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-seven: Dennis Linn”

Lenten Day Twenty-six: Sappho

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,ContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-six: Sappho”