FRIDAY FAVORITES FOR PRAYER AND WRITING

Posted on by Lisa Deam

Welcome to Friday Favorites! Here at The Contemplative Writer, we love rounding up posts, articles, poetry, and podcasts from wonderful writers around the web. We hope you enjoy our selection this week.

Be well and be blessed,

Lisa and Prasanta

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“The Poet Thinks About the Donkey,” by Mary Oliver via SALT (a poem for Palm Sunday)

Meditation Monday–The Garden Walk of Holy Week via Christine Sine (Jesus’ journey from garden to garden)

The Grand Positives via Coe Hutchison (a journaling exercise based on the Ten Commandments)

You’ve Got Our Ear via Marjorie Maddox (a poem for the Age of Anxiety)

Archiving Lament via The Visual Commentary on Scripture (artworks and commentary based on Lamentations 1)

“Art + Faith: A Theology of Making” Book Review via Melanie Weldon-Soiset (a review of Makoto Fujimura’s recent book)

FRIDAY FAVORITES FOR PRAYER AND WRITING

Posted on by Lisa Deam

Welcome to Friday Favorites! We hope this day brings peace and that the following posts and poems lend encouragement and beauty to you.

Blessings,

Lisa and Prasanta

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Time to Heal via Jeannie Kendall (just as God never rushes, so your healing and recovery may take time)

Breakfast Epic via Brother Richard (a poem for your morning)

The Snowfall via Franz Werfel (a poem from a pre-Nazi Austria)

St. Brigid’s Cloak and Blueberry Jam via Charlotte Riggle (learn about St. Brigid, 5th-c. patron saint of Ireland)

Boundaries Breed Kindness via Chellie Wilson (protecting peace is a choice)

What do you journal about? via Anne Bogel (do you journal? read some new ideas here)