Where do you reside the disciples ask Jesus in the Gospel of John. Jesus replies, “Come and see”. Where do you reside? What are the markers of your residency?
What footprints tell of your presence?
Residence
Hedges
“When the wonder of creation and our place in it are lost to us, it’s often because we’ve lost sight of our true role as creatures – we have tried to do too much, pretending to be in such control of things that we are indispensable. It’s a hedge against mortality.” Kathleen Norris
Where is your hedge?
Weary and worn
“I’ve got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry…
…Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
‘Til I can rest again.” Maya Angelou
In the midst of the storm, what helps you float?
Doing nothing
“One of the greatest of spiritual attainments is the capacity to do nothing.” Dallas Willard
How do you know God’s embrace?
Soul work
“Grief work is soul work. It requires courage to face the world as it is and not turn away, to not burrow into a hole of comfort and anesthetization. Grief deepens our connection with soul, taking us into territories of vulnerability, exposing the truth of our need for others in times of loss and suffering.” Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow
New landmarks
In times of disorientation we can no longer rely on old landmarks. We may be lost for a while. We may be stopped in our tracks. As we slow down we notice things we might have missed before.
What has been helpful in the past when disoriented? What new landmarks are emerging?
With the Eyes of the Heart 