The season of #Lent invites us to stay with what is difficult and remain present when it is hard. Vedran Obućina shares how the #DesertFathers and Mothers can provide a guiding example of how to do that. Read here: buff.ly/Ui6Ut33

Staying put: What the Desert Fathers Teach Us About Commitment - Busted Halo The Desert Fathers and Mothers were some of the earliest Christian monks. They are not as well-known, although we owe them so much.

This Lent, be like a #monk! Vedran Obućina calls us to “stay put” and return to our inner cell during these 40 days, just as the #DesertFathers did. Learn what he means and how we can put that into practice here:

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Shouting at God doesn’t make heaven listen harder.
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To Know Ourselves We Need To Know Ourselves As Persons When we know ourselves as persons, and not just individuals, we will be able to overcome an individualistic notion of God.

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"Pray with tears and your request will find a hearing. Nothing so gratifies the Lord as supplication offered in the midst of tears."

Evagrius Ponticus

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A 30-day with Bill W is likely not enough. Suggest a 90-day program contemplating with #DesertFathers in Egypt or New Mexico.

We found this spiral labyrinth at the Ghost Town of Rhyolite, Nevada, part of an outdoor sculpture park, appropriately featuring ghostly art, including “Ghost Rider” with a bicycle! #Labyrinth #GhostTown #DesertFathers #Nevada

Here are two books that I read recently. Both I want to read again and digest further.

Some of the stories in The Sayings of the Desert Fathers quite frankly seemed a little far-fetched, but overall, if someone wants to talk about becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ,

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