Friday, April 26, 2024
"to live more generously, by greeting yourself more generously, and then to dance more bravely, to speak more suddenly"
Poem by David Whyte Continued... Part 4 of 5
Sister Maureen led us in this reading on Friday afternoon
From ouir Emmaus Retreat in Carmel April 17 – 20, 2024
Yes, it's still possible not to
hold so tightly
to what you think is true, to bend
your head and
assume humility beneath the eaves
of a still spreading sky, to feel the rain
upon your upturned face,
how you have
always been friends with
the distant horizon, no matter how far
and how faint its call.
Yes, it's still possible to be a soulon its way to a beautiful, beckoning
and bountiful somewhere,
looking for the gift you will bring back to
the time of your birth, so that you can start living again, from the very first moment
you came into this life,
but this time with the cleaner, earned
simplicity of knowing
what it has taken you so long to learn: to
ask for forgiveness
by being forgiveness: to live more
generously, by greeting yourself
more generously,
and then to dance
more bravely, to speak more suddenly,
and with a free heart to undo as you go
all you do wrong, and to right the wronged
and unsettle the
self- righteous, sharing
the secret to happiness with everyone.
(Photo by Peter Schneider)
Announcement from michelle higgs of Knox/Thanksgiving
Hello Emmaus! The community garden will be having another garden work day on May 11th from 9-11. I am hoping to extend that to noon but we will see if we get everything done. We plan on having snacks. Below is a list of jobs that we hope to finish.
* Finish digging out three beds
* Demolish three beds
* Level out the ground on 5 beds
* Put together 7 garden beds
Between the gardeners, Knox/TLC, and Emmaus we should hopefully get everything completed and ready to be planted. It would be great if some folks from Emmaus could help us. Also, if anyone is interested in gardening with us please let me know. We have beds available for rent.
Thanks, Michelle Higgs
(Our dear friend and leader Catherine Gillette at our latest Zoom meeting for NETWORK the catholic lobby (AKA Nuns on the Bus)
Announcement #2: NETWORK News
NETWORK in California
NOTE: Here’s the recording of Mary presenting that was mentioned: https://santaclarauniversity.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=e973e0a7-5690-413a-b8c5-b1310138c25e
· White Supremacy and American Christianity Webinar Debrief
Recording and Discussion Guide: https://networklobby.org/actions-to-take-to-after-watching-white-supremacy-in-christianity/
If you use this recording to engage your community moving forward, please let us know how it goes!
Too late for this: Our Michigan NETWORK Advocates Team is hosting a Zoom Gathering to talk about their experience reading Cathonomics.
The event will be on June 25th at 7 PM. They would LOVE to have other members of NETWORK Advocate Teams attend!
Here’s the Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucu-orDgjE9BgZT3iwP6wZYPPoSriXqlr#/registration
