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Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
The season is full of magic and wonder and we can feel drawn into the hustle and bustle that makes it feel like we’re swept up in the dance of holiday momentum. The simple act of putting up a Christmas tree quickly turns into baking cookies which turns into hosting a gathering and finding fun holiday events to take part in and, before you know it, Christmas Eve arrives and there can be the thought of `wow, it’s already here!’. How quickly it can seem to slip through our hands as we did it all without being truly present to it all.
Transformative Ways to Engage with the Biblical Narrative (in my experience... lately)
You open up your physical bible or a bible app.
Start reading a passage someone recommended, maybe the verse of the day, or a chunk on your reading plan.
You complete your reading.
Another day checked off the list.
You close your bible.
And, with a hint of perhaps guilt, or maybe a sense of disappointment or let down, you think to yourself, ‘that’s it? Shouldn’t I be getting more out of this? Why aren’t I getting anything from this? How can other people read the same things and feel inspired?’
Soul Nourishing Practice: Prayer of Repetition
“Prayer of Repetition is like a seasoned fisherman who knows he can go back time and time again to a good fishing hole and find fish. The spot never seems to empty of good fish, and he gets a new one every time.”
…I mean, I don’t eat fish, but I can appreciate the sentiment. Perhaps, we swap out fishing holes with a strawberry, tomato, or cucumber plant in your garden that keeps producing fresh produce for you every time you go and look…
What I've Been Reading Lately - Spring/Summer 2022
Does anyone know where the phrase ‘bookworm’ comes from?
I looked it up.
It’s kinda gross.
“The origin of the idiom “bookworm” probably originated as a somewhat derogatory term for a person who studied or read more than was usual. Bugs such as silverfish, book lice, and linoleum beetles were referred to as bookworms because they inhabited books; thus the idiom.”
I’ve been in the habit of looking up common phrases after seeing a few posts on Instagram that highlight the often derogatory, offensive and even racist origins of some common phrases we use. Now, when I remember to do so (which is becoming more common than not), I try to look up the origin of a phrase before I use it. That led me to look up the phrase bookworm before I used it to self-describe myself this summer. So, let’s skip the phrase ‘bookworm’, shall we!
Holy Curiosity
There’s a phrase I was introduced to during spiritual direction training that I’ve come to love.
‘Holy curiosity’.
“Holy curiosity is about getting curious about what’s around you, assuming you know nothing, and allowing everything to be able to teach you something if you linger long enough.”