Advent series 2019

Receptivity and patience, within chaos and disruption

Sometimes to move forward we need to go down, go deeper. We will take our lead in the coming months from a comment by Daniel O'Leary:

"In order to travel light along the path of our inner journey, we do not have to devour more and more books; we only have to continually reflect on the few lines of truth that nourish the heart, and to put that wisdom into practice." (Travelling light)

This often necessitates a pause. And then what? For what?

Ruth Fainlight's poem The Other suggests to me a posture and an intent towards life and God (be 'receptive and patient' and attend, open yourself), which is a long and 'stern' process (ie difficult) but offers a hope of some divine-human exchange (that an Other ‘will step from the shadows').

Week 1: A life interrupted