Re-Entry

Re-entry never places you back in quite the same life.

Wisdom for the WayMissional Wisdom FoundationFebruary 7, 2018Theme VII, Pilgrimage and the Contemplative Stance, pilgrimage, spiritual direction, spiritual formationComment

The Courage to Return

To be you: who you are, where you are, when you are is a an act of courage. It takes courage to go and experience and it takes courage to return, relinquishing fullness of the encounter to that which spoke it all into being.

Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleJanuary 31, 2018Theme VII, Pilgrimage and the Contemplative Stance, pilgrimage, Return, Encounter, Courage, Paul Tillich, Andrea LingleComment

We Go on Pilgrimage

It need not be loud, sky-parting, or earth-shattering. It may only be recognizable to you. It may only be recognizable in the stillness of your soul once it has been disconnected from its usual patterns long enough to find stillness.

But the encounter will somehow meet you.

Wisdom for the WayMissional Wisdom FoundationJanuary 24, 2018Theme VII, Pilgrimage and the Contemplative Stance, pilgrimage, Stephanie McKellar, spiritual practice, spiritual formationComment

Train Song

On the train, I began to truly engage all of my senses, hoping to open myself to the experience that is before me, and remembering that each moment of life is an opportunity to pay attention.

Wisdom for the WayMissional Wisdom FoundationJanuary 17, 2018Pilgrimage and the Contemplative Stance, pilgrimage, Theme VII, iona, spiritual practiceComment

Getting Ready to Go

The first step in living contemplatively is simply showing up—presenting oneself for an encounter.

Wisdom for the WayMissional Wisdom FoundationJanuary 10, 2018Theme VII, Larry Duggins, pilgrimage, transformation, spiritual practice, spiritual formation, Pilgrimage and the Contemplative StanceComment