Dearest Community,
I came across the following quote from Dorothy Day recently and it got me pondering.
I believe some people – lots of people – pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?
~ Dorothy Day, The Reckless Way of Love: Notes on Following Jesus
When we only look at prayer as something that happens in the quiet solitude of isolated places, like a monastery, we miss out on the ways that our very lives are a form of prayer. Seeing our lives as a form of prayer call us forth to live in a new way.
In what ways is your life an offering of prayer?
Blessings,
Rev. Joel
P.S. I wrote this on Tuesday, but even after reading about the Supreme Court decision this morning, it still seems to stand.
PPS: You might also want to read the comments from this post: What Do These Three Have in Common?
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The art for the thumbnail and this post is from Rev. Joel’s Instagram feed: Rev.Joel’s_art. Feel free to give the feed a like and a follow.
Joel is currently using the Moleskin Art Collection Sketchbook and the Winsor & Newton Cotman Sketcher’s Pocket Box set with the Pentel Water Brush. Joel is also using an Extra Fine nibbed fountain pen (a Wing Sung 698) with deArtimentis ink.
If you’d like to see the go-to art supplies Rev. Joel is using as he started his second sketchbook of 2021, check this link: Current Art Supplies (7 Aug 2021).
If you’d like to see what Rev. Joel started the year using for art supplies, check this link Collection of Art Supplies at the Beginning of the Year (2021).
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