A gentle invitation to stay present in spiritual dryness, release the need for reassurance, and keep walking the path even when direction feels unclear.
Oh, my, Jonathan: "Time has a way of uncovering illusions." I am experiencing this to be true and it's both painful, embarrassing, and also freeing. We're reading "Let Go" by Winn Collier right now through the Renovaré book club and his voice echoes your posture and this Abbot Chapman. It could sound like bad news but it's actually pretty good.
Hi Sarah—thank you so much for taking the time to read and to reflect so honestly. There’s something deeply freeing about realizing that the uncovering of illusions is progress. What sounds like bad news turns out to be a clearing, a making-room.
Thanks so much for reading—yes, dryness really is the path. When we stop measuring prayer by how it feels, the silence/aridity itself becomes a place of encounter, and something deeper grows there.
Oh, my, Jonathan: "Time has a way of uncovering illusions." I am experiencing this to be true and it's both painful, embarrassing, and also freeing. We're reading "Let Go" by Winn Collier right now through the Renovaré book club and his voice echoes your posture and this Abbot Chapman. It could sound like bad news but it's actually pretty good.
Hi Sarah—thank you so much for taking the time to read and to reflect so honestly. There’s something deeply freeing about realizing that the uncovering of illusions is progress. What sounds like bad news turns out to be a clearing, a making-room.
Fenelon knew this well! Great to hear from you.
Thanks so much for reading—yes, dryness really is the path. When we stop measuring prayer by how it feels, the silence/aridity itself becomes a place of encounter, and something deeper grows there.