Last night, Brigid and I made our way to our first baseball game of the season. There’s something about the rhythm of the season, and the experience of sitting still at a live ballgame, that brings me a sense of peace. Taking the train to the ballpark, walking amidst the crowd, taking in the sights and sounds….these experiences ground me in community. Unfortunately we didn’t see a Giants win but the time together was priceless.
This week I share a few resources that support me staying balanced through some ups and downs. I hope they support you in a similar way. Blessings on your week ahead!
Pilgrim Beings
To see ourselves as pilgrim beings is not merely to recognize and accept our existence but to recognize the givenness of our existence. We are neither the center nor the origin of our own existence because there is a very definite light that illuminates and guides us on our way. It is our relationship with this light—God—who gifts us with presence instead of void, meaning instead of nothingness, and hope instead of despair.
We are beings on the way, then, part of a “great cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1) on the road of life together, united in a spiritual journey. Within each of us is a sacred mystery that we must honor and acknowledge as we journey together.
—Excerpted from Braving the Thin Places by Julianne Stanz
Keeping the Faith 