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,ContinueContinue reading “Lenten Sabbath Four”
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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-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: 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 Seventeen: Lectio 365 and Poem
March 1, 2024 “The desire to be like someone else is an impossible task, and not from God.” From the prayer app, Lectio 365. Lectio 365 is one of two prayer apps that I use and recommend to others. The other is Pray as You Go. Both apps come out of Great Britain, so theContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Seventeen: Lectio 365 and Poem”
Lenten Day Sixteen: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
February 29, 2024 “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin One might be tempted to think of someone as an overachiever if he had been a Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. Such were the roles of French priestContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Sixteen: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin”
Lenten Day Fifteen: Persian Proverb
February 28, 2024 “This too shall pass.” Persian proverb On this 15th day of Lent, I remember my mother. Whenever I found myself in moments of illness, disappointment, frustration, discomfort, or worry, she would say, “This too shall pass.” I don’t think she ever said, “I’m sorry, that must be tough,” or even, “Get overContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Fifteen: Persian Proverb”
Lenten Day Fourteen: Simone Weil
February 27, 2024 “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” Simone Weil I keep the quotations that aren’t taped to my desk, mirror, or fridge in a decorative box with the words “Prayer Cards” embossed on top. Funny thing is that the box contained a littleContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Fourteen: Simone Weil”
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