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 wereContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-five: Craig Lounsbrough”
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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 thoughtContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day 24: Kathleen McMahan”
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 heContinueContinue 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 sentContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-five: George Santayana”
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 IContinueContinue 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/) AnContinueContinue 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,ContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-two: Brené Brown”
Lenten Day Twenty-one: The Apostle Paul
March 5, 2024 “If I speak in the tongues of people or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” The Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 1) As I reflect on this quotation today, I think of this morning’s headlines. Wars across the world. Clang, clang, clang. PoliticsContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-one: The Apostle Paul”
Lenten Day Twenty: Jesus of Nazareth
March 4, 2024 “Take up your cross and follow me.” Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 16:24 On this twentieth day of Lent, halfway through the Lenten season, this invitation from Jesus to his followers feels appropriate. I admit, though, that this quotation is not in my collection or stuck on anything anywhere in my house. ItContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty: Jesus of Nazareth”
Lenten Day Eighteen: Betsie ten Boom
March 2, 2024 “There is no pit so deep that God is not deeper still.” Betsie ten Boom This quotation by Betsie ten Boom may be the most meaningful of all my collection though I don’t have it written on a notecard. Instead, it is inscribed in my memory and heart. Betsie, sister of theContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Eighteen: Betsie ten Boom”
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