Reflective Reading: A Tree Full of Angels

If there is one book that I return back to more than any other it may be, A Tree Full of Angels; Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary by Macrina Wiederkehr. It’s a book that reminds me to slow down.  To stop.  To see.  To look around me.  It reminds me that what is ordinary, is actually extraordinary when I take the time to see it.  It’s all there, but I have to be willing to see.  It reminds me that there is beauty in the margins. Is there a book in your life that you return to over and over again?  Why? An Invitation to Pause: Reflective Reading Look for the word or phrase that jumps out to you.  Notice how you feel Feel the invitation these words may be offering up to you. What does this passage speak to you? There is nothing-no thing, no person, no experience, no thought, no joy or pain-that cannot be harvested and used for nourishment on our journey to God. What I am suggesting here is that everything in your life is a stepping-stone to holiness if only you recognize that you do have within you the grace to be present to each moment. Your presence is an energy that you can choose to give or not give.  Every experience, every thought, every word, every person in your life is a part of a larger picture of your growth. That’s why I call them crumbs.  They are not the whole loaf, but they can be nourishing if you give them your real presence.  Let everything energize you.  Let everything bless you.  Even your limping can bless you. Marcina Wiederkehr in A Tree Full of Angels (Chapter 3-Gather Up the Crumbs) If you like these questions, please consider SUBSCRIBING to The Art of Powering Down; Questions to Recharge Your Soul… Every week there is a question that will gently challenge you, encourage you, or help you live your life with more intention, grace, and purpose. (Sharing these reflections and questions with friends is the greatest compliment!)

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