The return to the womb
Another post in response to friend David Kralik (see his blog linked below): http://myoblatereflections.blogspot.com/2019/12/hermitage-notes-returning-to-womb.html That's a very interesting idea - the return to the womb + the cyclical nature of existence. Our annual 1 week retreat and termly recollection days perform a similar function. Sabbatical years also. In fact, Sundays themselves too. More + more I'm feeling the call to make my attitude during such times (a greater willingness to learn + to listen to God in my heart, allowing myself to be recreated) my default daily attitude in the world where I am, to live the womb experience in my place of mission. Daily recreation. It can be tough. Takes great humility + spiritual detachment. Clay in the potter's hands. Your blog also made me think of T. S. Eliot's "Little Gidding" esp. this passage in the last section: "We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive w...