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A Lighter Way Week 18: Impossible Lightness a lighter way a lighter way series compassioninsuffering emily askew holy saturday intercessory prayer lovingkindness meditation prayer Sep 19, 2026
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Holy Saturday was late this year.  It came on a random Wednesday in August. And like the first Holy Saturday, it occurred outside any organized church.  But like the first Holy Saturday, thirty of us sat anxiously between death, life or new life in the oncology infusion waiting room a...

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The Sacred Art of Noticing contemplative practice examen gratitude holiday season meditation reflection spiritual direction thanksgiving wisdom wisdom tree wednesday Nov 26, 2025

My spiritual director once gave me valuable advice: begin keeping a gratitude journal and make thankfulness a part of my everyday routine.

She encouraged me to approach gratitude as an Examen, so each evening I pause to jot down things I'm thankful for that day.

At first, I was worried that I’d tr...

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The Pondering Prayer meditation prayer spaciousness spiritual formation spiritual practice Jun 11, 2024

Maria Savage, who is graduating in August from the Wisdom Tree Collective program, is a spiritual seeker whose path began in childhood at her Southern Baptist church in rural Mississippi.

“I was there three times a week, witnessed on Saturdays, and played the piano on Sundays,” she says. “In betwee...

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