I finished three books today that I’ve been slowly working through.
One is for my spiritual direction training program, and we have a group meeting this coming weekend, so I spent the morning prepping for discussions with my cohort. I finished Holy Listening by Margaret Guenther. she writes so compellingly about spiritual midwifery, and I was struck by how much the sections where Margaret speaks on the waiting periods resonated with me. This has been a season of waiting, for all of us, I think. We are waiting for normal, whatever that means. We are waiting for hope. We are waiting for a vaccine, a cure, a new administration to make changes, a new job, a new check, a solution to our problems, whatever they may be. Sometimes it is the waiting that is the lesson.
I also finished The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. I loved the simplicity and depth of it – and the beautiful illustrations! It reminds me of bedtime stories as a child and also pulled at my inner conflict and growth I’ve been moving through for some time.
Finally, I finished A Rhythm of Prayer, which is a collection of laments, imprecatory prayers, mindfulness meditations, thought provoking mini essays, poems — all by an incredible collection of sisters from all over the world, different backgrounds, different approaches, different traditions. Curated by Sarah Bessey and crafted for a slow read – I’m grateful.
What have you been reading lately?
perhaps the greater 