Seasonal Practices

... a powerful source for deep spiritual practice to transform our living. Whether the seasons of nature, of personal experience, or even the ecclesiastical seasons of religious tradition -- human life ebbs and flows through a variety of cycles and changes. Being mindful of such, tapping in to the wisdom of these transient moments of experience, can provide a rhythm for our lives to bring us deeper into relationship with God and others. An attentive life, lived responsively to the conditions of each season in which we find ourselves can bring a wealth of what we need most in the moment: perhaps new energy, a time of fruitful creativity, a relief of overwhelming burden, even a deep restfulness.
You are invited to make an inventory of all the “seasons” in which you find yourself, and consider what is being offered as the unique gifts of such times that you may draw closer to God, to others, to all of creation.
The seasons of our lives are ...
Winter
- growing still prayer -- Br. David S-R
- learning to walk in the dark
- longest night labyrinth walk guide
- winter's dramatic conversion
Spring
- winter's dramatic conversion
Summer
Autumn
- all souls/saints day: grieving extinct species
- invitations of autumn: seasonal practice
- settling in to an unsettled life
- spirituality for the season and some fun
- start of autumn and letting go
Advent
- advent meditation: cynthia bourgeault
- advent meditation: james finley
- advent meditation: richard rohr
- God's Hospitality: Advent Practices
- jan richardson images / advent
- manifesto: does my soul still sing?
- praying in color: advent resources
- seasonal meditions cultivating Joy,
Christmas
- every man heart lay down story
- horse-women of the netherlands
- jan richardson images / christmas
- Raven: indigenous story of incarnation
Epiphany
- jan richardson images / epiphany
Lent
- ash wednesday labyrinth walk idea
- carbon fast for lent:
- devotional: d365 / journey to the cross
- 40: I gave myself some time away
- jan richardson images / lent
- living lent: what could i do?
- poetry of lent (salt project)
- practices:
ancient disciplines/modern life
- praying in color: lenten templates
- seven things to give up for lent
- spiritual check-up for lent (download)
Easter
the shadow side of the passion
- holy week survival guide for clergy
- jan richardson images / easter
Pentecost
- jan richardson images / pentecost
Ordinary Time
- jan richardson images / ordinary time