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Mercy by the Sea recently completed its first Sabbath by the Sea: Exploring a New Way of Being in the Second Half of Life. It was a sacred two weeks with extraordinary participants who were willing to walk deeply into their interior landscapes and to look lovingly on our broken world. Participants came from California, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Of the many rich and fruitful paths available as part of the Christian tradition, the monastic way calls to me the strongest. The invitation to live life with more slowness, simplicity, and attentiveness are rich gifts in a world driven by speed, consumerism, and distraction. Contemplative practices help to offer an antidote to ways of living that have contributed to the destruction of the earth.
By The Rev. Allie Perry as previously published in the New Haven Register’s “Faith Matters” column on December 22, 2019 and with her permission
A blog in remembrance of Florence Trahan, RSM by Genie Guterch, RSM