Word for Today: Simplicity
The invitation from the desert elders is to practice simplicity first. When we find this simplicity, they believed, we find true life.
—Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within
Reflective Question: What brings you to life?
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4 Responses
SIMPLICITY
Do the little things well.
When washing up I look at this delicate bloom on my kitchen window ledge. It has been flowering for a couple of months now. According to the time of day and the way the light falls, I notice different colours in it. I thank God for its beauty and ask that I may see the hidden beauty in those whom I may struggle to love, and that they may see it in me too!
Wow, that’s a stunning image! Thank you for sharing it, Jane.
Beautiful and simple, JoAnn!
“simplicity – what brings you to life?”
see
into
my
purpose
longing
inspired
calling
inside
true
yes