Spirit to Spirit: A Writer's Community: April 2015

Spirit to Spirit Writing Project

The word Lent comes from an old English word meaning lengthening of days. In Christianity, it refers to the time before Easter, traditionally observed through repentance and learning. It's a season to be intentional about changing and growing. Some people give up items to create space and time for new life and habits to grow. Instead of giving something up, I invite you to try to commit to answering these writing prompts each of the 40 days of Lent. The discipline it takes to set aside time each day to reflect and write about God and your relationship with spirituality is a journey that you will emerge from with a renewed spirit. Every writer has their own special voice to add to this project, whether poetry, prose, essay, thoughts, lists, or through comments, prayer, and encouragement.

How do I participate?
Each day, a writing prompt will be posted. A prompt is a question or statement that is meant to inspire your thoughts in whatever genre you feel moved to write. Post your reflections as a comment under each day's prompt (for further instructions, see 'How To Post' on the right side of the page). It is up to you if you write, read, or pray along with us each of the 40 days of Lent or just drop in from time to time when the spirit moves you to participate. Writing regularly is a discipline that many writers struggle with and this is a way to involve that discipline as a Lenten practice. Through writing and leaving encouraging words for others in this project, we become a supportive spiritual writing community

Monday, April 6, 2015

Post Your Reflections on Our Blog Project!

Post any reflections you have here as we end our blog project for the year. If you would like to keep in touch, please feel free to submit your email address in the comment form on the right-hand navigation bar. We publish a book based on some of the writings in this project (with permission from each author of course) and we would love to include each and every one of you!

As the moderator of this project, I have to say that I was just moved and wow-ed by everyone's pieces this year. I enjoyed posting prompts for you and reading what it inspired you to create.

So submit your email! Some of you posted as anonymous, but if you submit your email, I can keep you in the loop on writing group meetings, our next book Spirit to Spirit (which you are all welcome to be included in), and anything else that comes up. Join our community of writers, who encourage and support each other with a nurturing spirit. We all need that encouragement to keep writing and listening to that still small voice that has whispered to each and every one of us, "write!"

Sunday, April 5, 2015

He is Risen!

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Easter Vigil

What does your Easter Vigil look like in your daily life, not just on this, the uncertainest of days before the resurrection. Write about limbo - illustrate this apex of transition with another transformation experience. Write about the minute before you take that deep breath before you jump or, the minute when you think all is lost and give up before things get better. Write about the minute before change.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Good Friday Reflections

Use this link to a chant of Kyrie Eleison to reflect on Good Friday with your writing

Thursday, April 2, 2015

One. Intense. Meal.

Lenten Writing Prompt #38
Write about an element of the Last Supper and find the further meaning in it for you: The foot washing, calling out Judas as a betrayer, the breaking of the bread and drinking of the wine, the statement about Peter denying that he knows Jesus, and the confusion and intensity of that night.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Psalms

Pick a Psalm from the Bible – either at random, or pick one that is meaningful to you and analyze it or write your thoughts.

HOW TO POST

1.) Click on ‘comments’ at the end of the prompt

2.) Add your work in the comments box and select ‘anonymous’ from the drop-down box above (don’t forget to put your name at the end of your writing piece though! Or you can comment as a different user - anonymous is just the easiest way.)

3.) You’ll have to “prove you’re not a robot” by writing the words you see and then select the option to publish your comment

NOTE: the comments capacity is 4,500 characters per comment (approximately 1 word doc page) If your piece is larger than that, just divide it up into two (or more) comments and post both. We really want to read what you have

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