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May 14: Life – Pilgrimage of Resurrection
(A Creative Journey through the Easter Season)

Pilgrimage of Ressurection

Word for Today: Life

May 14 - LifeWe have a life impulse and a death impulse. Each choice allows us to move toward the things which bring us life. If we don’t choose the path of growth, we can move toward that which drains us of life.

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

Reflective Question: What brings you to life? What drains you of life?

 

 


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  1. I am committing myself to this journey of exploration. The concept of a daily creative and soulful practice interlaced more consciously and deliberately with monastic wisdom feels like it may quench a thirst and a restlessness.