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Day 9
Listen and Wonder
Spend time with the photo

Photo credit: S. Caus Gleason

Wonder requires a person not to forget themselves
but to feel themselves so acutely
that their connectedness to every created thing
comes into focus.
In sacred awe, we are part of the story.
Cole Arthur Riley,
Creator of Black Liturgies
This Here Flesh:
Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us
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Rather than a problem to be solved,
the world is a joyful mystery
to be contemplated with gladness and praise.
Ladder to the Light:
An Indigenous Elder’s Meditation on Hope and Courage.
Inner peace is closely related
to care for ecology and for the common good
because, lived out authentically,
it is reflected in a balanced lifestyle
together with a capacity for wonder
which takes us to
a deeper understanding
of life.
Pope Francis in Laudato Si'

Respond
In travels afar or a walk around the block,
make time to listen and wonder.
Spend time with a toddler or an elder,
someone who will change your pace
and your capacity for wonder.
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