Weekly Inspiration (9/21/23)

Quote of the Week

“Silence is a frightening thing. Silences leaves us at the mercy of the noise within us. We hear the fears that need to be faced. We hear, then, the angers that need to be cooled. We hear the emptiness that needs to be filled. We hear the cries for humility and reconciliation and centeredness. We hear ambition and arrogance and attitudes of uncaring awash in the shallows of the soul. Silence demands answers. Silence invites us to depth. Silence heals what hoarding and running will not touch.”

― Joan D. Chittister,
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today

Poem of the Week

Blessing for the Dropped Jar
by Holly McKissick

God of Sudden Disappointment,
the jar falls from my hand,
and now it is gone.
And yet, You offer me a gift, even here,
in this painful lesson:
Carry less.
Put something down.
Don’t juggle so much--
the bag, the purse, the laptop, and charger.
Travel lighter.
Have faith in Your abundance everywhere.