The wilderness year: Dana Littlepage Smith embraces the place where we wait, pray and act for change

1 Apr 2021 | by Dana Littlepage Smith

‘In wilderness we become vulnerable enough to need the shelter and compassion of each other’s regard.’

‘Wilderness is demanding. Yet it may also be a place of manna, of comfort and of sustenance. The psalmist sings of sweet honey from the rock of wilderness.’ | Photo: The Jordan Valley,by Eddie & Carolina Stigson on Unsplash

In the wilderness of my kitchen, I place a rock to remind me of my friend in Colorado. She has placed a stone on the altar for her parish; they will look at it via a video link as they journey through Lent.

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