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Drawn Before Dawn: Witnessing the Walk for Peace lament melody diehl peace pilgrimage transformation walk for peace Feb 10, 2026

Up at 3:00am. On the road by 3:30am.

Dark - cold - country roads - black ice - no specific directions. U-turns and navigating with wrong info. But at 5:35am we see the vehicles and arrive safely.

Why are we doing this? What is the reason?

We stand in the dark waiting. Not sure what to do. The sh...

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From Lament to Spaciousness centering prayer journey katie rea lament spaciousness wisdom tree wednesday Oct 15, 2025

This week, I felt a quiet tug, an invitation to return to Scripture. I’d been praying with apps like Hallow and through Centering Prayer, but this felt different. I needed a new rhythm. Not analysis. Not to study. I’ve done plenty of that lately.

What I longed for was presence.

Less head, more hea...

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In Times Like These: A Reflection from Wisdom Tree Collective Instructors blessing chaos community contemplative practice hope justice lament wtc instructors Jul 01, 2025

We’re living in a time that feels increasingly chaotic. War, violence, political upheaval, and ecological crisis seem to surround us. In the face of so much disruption, how do we stay grounded? How do we keep choosing love, truth, and compassion?

  

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When Familiar Images of God Bring No Comfort (Especially During Times of Chaos) chaos images of god kali kasey hitt lament Nov 02, 2022

​​I couldn’t go to sleep.

Spending time in a crowded hospital with a dear friend who was dying left me restless and lying awake looking for God in the dark and finding nothing.  
 
It was the proverbial last straw.  Too much.

“What the hell?!...Does God even exist?!” I bitterly thought in the emptiness....

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