The paths not taken
May you glimpse growth within yourself
Welcome to the Mothering Spirit newsletter! Each Saturday morning, you’ll receive a round-up of the week’s posts—perfect for your weekend reading.
This week on Mothering Spirit
Alissa Molina discovers a sacred remnant in her grandmother’s life story: “I realized that I get to live my dreams as a woman because of the era in which I was born. And I wouldn’t have gotten to live out my gifts without Mague’s sacrifice.”
Rachel Marie Kang’s prayer speaks to all who will “bake and be blessed” this week: “May you make time for your human heart to rest in all you’re making, time for your human heart to marvel at its Maker.”
In Friday’s resource round-up, we asked readers:
How did your grandparents shape the person you are today?
Share your answers here.
From our sponsors
This week’s writing is sponsored by Brazos Press, publisher of Abuelita Faith by Kat Armas. In Abuelita Faith, Kat Armas, a Cuban American writer, combines personal storytelling with biblical reflection to tell the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians—mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters—whose survival, resistance, and persistence teach us the true power of faith and love. Also available in Spanish!
A final word for reflection
“Your love, O God, is fresh as an infant’s, playful as a child’s.
Your love, O God, contains the hopefulness of youth and the watchfulness of age. Your love, O God, is fierce as a mother’s, steady as a father’s, loving and wise,
O Eldest of elders.”
(from “Becoming a Grandparent or Great-Grandparent” in Changes: Prayers and Services Honoring Rites of Passage)
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