Writer's block ensues.
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Many things have happened in my life recently that have caused some big ideas to float around in my head, so I will just share them with you instead. I read this fantastic article about asking big questions in community. I listened to not one, not two, but three fantastic episodes of On Being. (Each number has a link attached.) We heard a Vietnam-veteran-turned-Zen-monk speak at the Mount. I have engaged in conversations about all of these things with others who hold big questions with me. I have also found some threads that connect through them all. All the while, I am transitioning into my new routine as a novice.
It makes me a little sleepy sometimes!
But, in my lectio during this time, I have been stuck on the word patience. I think it's the answer. It takes time to see how new ideas and questions might fit into the beliefs and values I already hold. You've got to try 'em on a bit. Patience.
So, it feels pretty safe to assume that God's message to me came through an Internet search I was doing this afternoon as I looked for some words.
I will take that blessing and be patient with it. May these months be the same for you, in whatever way you need them to be.
Let us walk in the holy presence.
