This week, I'll let you in on my discernment process around choosing a word for 2022 and I hope it will serve as a road map of sorts to find your own! Here are some resources I hope will help you enter this new year with intention.
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1. "The Subversive Magnificat," by EnemyLove
2. "Mary's 'Magnificat' is Revolutionary", from D.L. Mayfield at the Washington Post
3. Read about contributors' words of the year and add your own at oneword365.com
4. Journal prompts:
What is one area of my life in which I could make an intentional change this year for the better?
What's one thing I learned in 2021?
Is there a word or phrase that might guide my progress in 2022, even through unpredictable times?
5. These are some of the songs that popped up on my New Year's run - letting the songs play randomly on a run or walk can be a deeply meaningful spiritual practice for me as I love finding meaning in threads, melodies, words and phrases. I love these songs and hope you will, too. Happy, healthy, blessed 2022 to you!
Ave Maria (Franz Biebl), by Chanticleer
Rule - Live, by Hillsong UNITED
Bonaparte's Retreat/Hoedown, by W.M. Stepp/Aaron Copland
It Is Well With My Soul, by Audrey Assad
When I Get Home, by Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell
No Hard Feelings, by the Avett Brothers
6. If you're thinking of trying running from the literal couch, I could not recommend this program more.
