A Gathering of Spirits © Jan L. Richardson
I am coming into the home stretch of my new book, thanks be to God, and am looking forward to finishing up all the final details in time to start blogging on a more regular basis in time for Advent (over at my other blog, The Advent Door). It’s lovely also to be getting ready to celebrate my favorite trinity of days in the whole year—Halloween, the Feast of All Saints, and the Feast of All Souls. For a long while, this trio of days has been a sacred time for me—what the Celtic folk call a “thin place” in the wheel of the year. As we approach the Feast of All Saints in this year that has been particularly intense with laboring on the book, I am especially mindful of and grateful for all the sources of help, encouragement, prayer, and good cheer I have received along the way from sainted folk on both sides of the veil.
As the Feast of All Saints draws near, I invite you to visit the reflection that I wrote last year by clicking here: Feast of All Saints: A Gathering of Spirits.
Also, if you’re working with Mark 12.28-34, the gospel lection for Proper 26B/Ordinary 31B/Pentecost + 22, I invite you to visit the reflection I offered last year for Matthew’s version of this story: Crossing the Country, Thinking of Love.
Many blessings to you in these sacred days.
October 28, 2009 at 7:57 PM |
Gradually, words
Sentences rooted as seed
….harvesting your book.
Amen :)
December 1, 2009 at 7:53 PM |
Ah, Carolyn, many kind thanks for your poetic words! Manna for my journey.
October 29, 2009 at 4:40 PM |
Congrats on the home stretch with your book…and looking forward to your blogging!
December 1, 2009 at 7:54 PM |
Thanks so much, Karla! Many blessings to you…
October 31, 2009 at 11:44 AM |
What a gift–the discovery of your site this week. I’m breathing peace from it, somehow. Thank you.
December 1, 2009 at 7:55 PM |
Thank you, David! May you continue to breathe peace in these days. Blessings to you.