Sunday-Ps. 65 is a decisive look at god’s abundance. Notice the line that all flesh shall come to God.God’s generous blessing seems unlimited. Do you consider God as the creator or only as Redeemer of humanity?
Monday-We know that if we do not give ourselves over to the darkness and dreaming of nighttime, entering its intimate invitation to sleep and rest, we will be only half-awake to the demands and creativity of the day. Yet at other levels we forget the natural patterns that we are part of. Or we pretend that we can be deeply engaged and productive while pushing ourselves and others in ways that are antithetical to the essential rhythms of earth's cycles and seasons. JP Newell
Tuesday-As we grow older we have more and more people to remember, people who have died before us. It is very important to remember those who have loved us and those we have loved. Remembering them means letting their spirits inspire us in our daily lives. They can become part of our spiritual communities and gently help us as we make decisions on our journeys. Parents, spouses, children, and friends can become true spiritual companions after they have died. Sometimes they can become even more intimate to us after death than when they were with us in life. Remembering the dead is choosing their ongoing companionship. ---Henri J. M. Nouwen,
Wednesday-"If your journey is indeed a pilgrimage, a soulful journey, it will be rigorous. Ancient wisdom suggests if you aren't trembling as you approach the sacred, it isn't the real thing. The sacred, in its various guises as holy ground, art, or knowledge, evokes emotion and commotion," writes Phil Cousineau, in his book The Art of Pilgrimage.
Thursday-Karl Barth encapsulates this way of thinking about the gospel when he says, “The only answer to grace is gratitude…Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice an echo. Gratitude follows grace like thunder lightning”
Friday-“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
Saturday-"I will believe the truth about myself,no matter how beautiful it is."Macrina Wiederkehr
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