Theme LVIII Sacred Disappointment

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 18, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Having Been

So, you walked your yellow brick road all the way to Oz and found, as expected, that the only thing at the end of the sidewalk was a place to turn around.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 11, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

A Broken Shell

My favorite thing to do at the beach is to walk along longwise in an inch or three of water, looking for sea critter dandruff.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 4, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

I AM Not You

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJanuary 28, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

I Am Not

I AM.

This might be my favorite sentence in the Bible.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJanuary 21, 2025Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Sing

Do you know what puzzled me this week? Scrooge isn't very Scrooge-y in the second stave.

Andrea LingleDecember 10, 2024Advent Incarnate, Lift Up Your Voice, Theme LIX, Advent, A Christmas CarolComment

Inspired

This year our whole family is reading A Christmas Carol

Andrea LingleDecember 4, 2024Advent Incarnate, Lift Up Your Voice, Theme LIX, Advent, A Christmas CarolComment

The Way Things Work

Jesus’s parables should confound us.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleNovember 26, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Fall

Today my daughter and I punctuated our math lessons with leaf catching.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleNovember 19, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Dancing with a Limp

For me disappointment is a shaming experience.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleNovember 6, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Feel Free

I am an optimist. I like my windows open and my lawn sprinkled with wildflowers.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleOctober 30, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred DisappointmentComment

Sacred Disappointment

The title of this theme is Sacred Disappointment.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleOctober 29, 2024Theme LVIII, Sacred Disappointment, Contemplative StanceComment

Way In

At the Missional Wisdom Foundation we are committed to nurturing communities who promote spiritual growth and neighborly love.

Denise CraneAugust 27, 2024Theme LVII, The Signs of the Way, Pilgrimage, Contemplative Stance, contemplative stance, Denise CraneComment

Thy Will Be Done

God is good. Is this a reliable statement? Reality seems to make it a statement that requires a conjunction.

Thy Kingdom Come

Her lips were drawn tight enough to break the skin, and one corner was dark with dried blood.

Holiness

The smell of incense and wood, purely sung chant, the paten and chalice: suggestions of the holy.

From Two Viewpoints

Contradiction is a wonderful way to look for truth.

Re-Entry: Repeat

The thing about breathing is that it repeats as long as life endures.

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleJuly 15, 2024Learning to Breathe, Theme LV, PilgrimageComment

Return: Expiration

What is the purpose of breathing?

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleJuly 15, 2024Learning to Breathe, Theme LV, PilgrimageComment

Arrival: Exchange

Breathing is a never ending task. The average human breathes between twelve and twenty-two times per minute

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleJuly 15, 2024Learning to Breathe, Theme LV, PilgrimageComment