Turn Aside
We are tempted by nearly every current of culture to form our lives so that there is no time for grief, but only the dim hum of consumption, dulling our agony—but, with it, our joy, wonder, and longing. The Psalms call us back into the dramatic depths of reality.
Tish Harrison Warren • Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
Marva Dawn, author of Keeping the Sabbath Wholly,
Ken Shigematsu • God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God
Poetry and the arts—like the right kind of prayer—can help us to stay with grief long enough to feel its sweetness, long enough for the sweetness and grief to deepen our sensitivity to the exquisite agony and ecstasy that we call appreciation, praise, love … and life. We will find or write and recite the poems and prayers that resonate most deeply
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