“Among other wonders of our lives, we are alive
with one another, we live here
in the light of this unlikely world
that isn’t ours for long.” -John Daniel
What are some of the other wonders of your life?
Preparation
The Christian season of Lent is a season for spiritual preparation. Of making room for the holy, of centering ourselves to be able to receive something sacred into our lives.
How do you prepare your spirit to receive something sacred?
Mortality
For our Christian siblings around the world, today is Ash Wednesday, a day to ponder, among other things, the mortality of all living beings. Rather than be a sad occasion, though, it is an opportunity to fully embrace all of what it means to be human.
Lora Brandis writes this prayer for the day: “Dear holy one, mark us for all to see that we are connected by our mortality. Impermanence, mortality, ashes, dust: this is the truth of being human. Remind us that this truth is what connects us. Remind us, also, that from love we come and to love we will return.”
What is something that you fully embrace when pondering your own mortality?
Mardi Gras
Whether it is called Mardi Gras, or Carnival, or something else entirely, many people around the world today celebrate an opportunity to cut loose in extravagant display before the more somber season of Lent begins.
How can you cut loose today?
Vulnerability
“We form a web of compassionate listening when individuals among us, embodying vulnerability, name the fears that grip their hearts, the joys that buoy their spirits. We speak the language of love.” -Erika Hewitt
How can you embody vulnerability today?