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Word by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice | Marilyn McEntyre

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I really enjoyed thisā€”daily meditations on individual words. McEntyre draws from the Bible and Christian tradition, and here and there from literature, which for me is always a winning combo. It focuses on one word per week, examining it from various angles and encouraging reflection and spiritual practices springing from each daily reading. So many of the meditations really resonated with meā€”I‘ll come back to this one again.

Daisey This sounds intriguing and wonderful. 5y

BarbaraJean @Daisey That‘s exactly what I thought when I saw it! It did not disappoint. I‘d also recommend her book:

Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

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BarbaraJean

Word by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice | Marilyn McEntyre

I love the rain, and I love that we‘ve had a week of it here in Southern California, but today, on week 5 of working from home, I am so thankful for a gorgeous sunny day and a lunchtime change of scenery... even if it‘s just my back patio!

SleepyDragon It was nice today. 5y

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Word by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice | Marilyn McEntyre

ā€...quieting the heart is not a simple action, but rather a result of focused intention, resistance to distraction, openness to God, willingness to release anxieties and insults, and the long, slow obedience to one of the most insistent commands in Scripture: ā€Do not be afraid.‘

...It takes courage to be still long enough for... clarity to come. And it takes patience, which is a form of courage.ā€¯

BarbaraJean In all the stress of the world right now, I needed this tonight! The irony/blessing of social distancing and cancelled plans is the space for the stillness the author talks about here. Stay safe and be still, friends! 5y

Texreader Great post 5y

Daisey Wonderful quote to share! 5y

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Crazeedi I am very used to being home, so I am quite content, sending a big hugš’ 5y

HannaPolkadots I like the description of it being a long, slow obedience- this is one of God's commands (and gifts) that I suck at following. It feels like a constant practice, giving oneself over to Him. Some friends and I have started digital Bible Study to help us through this. 5y

BarbaraJean @Texreader @Daisey Thank you! @Crazeedi Hugs to you, too! Honestly, I‘m quite happy staying home, but my husband is getting stir-crazy! Really, it‘s the uncertainty that‘s difficult for me. And the cancellations are breaking my heartā€”my niece made the difficult decision yesterday to cancel/postpone her April 4th wedding plans. They‘ll still have a small ceremony and she‘ll have her ā€big dayā€¯ later, but she‘s devastated right now. š 5y

BarbaraJean @HannaPolkadots It‘s such a wonderful description, isn‘t it? I feel like so much of the spiritual life is this wayā€”a constant, mindful practice. I struggle with anxiety over uncertainty and ā€don‘t be afraidā€¯ is hard for me when there are so many unknowns right now. The ā€quiet heartā€¯ really does help, when I am able to be still enough to allow that gift from God. 5y

Crazeedi @BarbaraJean that is so heartbreaking for your niece 5y

Crazeedi We need to turn our faces back to God 5y

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BarbaraJean

Word by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice | Marilyn McEntyre

I have standing once-a-month lunch plans with a coworker. And on the one hand, I‘m sad that she‘s sick today and had to cancel our lunch. But on the another hand, I‘m really not upset that I had to have lunch alone outside with my books on this gloriously beautiful January day. It‘s 78 and sunny and I don‘t want to go back to work!

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Word by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice | Marilyn McEntyre

Here‘s my other #bookhaul excitement for the week: I finally decided what to get with the gift card I won from my library‘s summer reading program. š¨

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