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April 21: Mystery – Pilgrimage of Resurrection
(A Creative Journey through the Easter Season)

Pilgrimage of Ressurection

April 21 - MysteryWord for Today: Mystery

When you explore thresholds, it’s about resting into mystery. Learn to live in the liminal space where the old is released but the new hasn’t come into being.

—Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within

Reflective Question: How do you respond when you find yourself in this mysterious space of unknowing? Do you try to analyze, order and make sense of the experience? Or do you surrender into the mystery, living in God’s time, rather than your own?


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3 Responses

  1. “Mystery”

    mindful ~
    yearning
    stills
    this moment
    eternal
    rebirthing
    you

    with deep gratitude
    Aho!