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HOLY WEDNESDAY

How Do You Tend to Your Soul in the Unexpected Space Between Sundays?

Grace, Love, and Mercy are Verbs. Go Ahead and Use them This Week

Nancy Blackman, MASF

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How Do You Tend to Your Soul in the Unexpected Space Between Sundays? by Nancy Blackman, Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday
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In this space between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, how do you express your devotion? What lingers in your heart? What are you trying to let go of? What thoughts are burning in your mind? How are you tending to your soul?

In this Holy Week, there is a whole lot of unknowing, a space between the hosannas of Palm Sunday and the resurrection of Easter Sunday. A lot happens and a lot doesn’t happen.

With death and resurrection, there is darkness and light. There is also wonderment in the unknowing.

During this time of wonder and uncertainty, before there is the surprise of resurrection, why not turn inward? After all, before you can refresh your soul, you need to feed your soul.

“Non-thinking is an art, and like any art, it requires patience and practice.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

How to Feed Your Soul:

  1. Lean into silence: Fasting isn’t always about giving up food. Fasting can be a way of letting go of those things that take up too much of your time —…

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