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Good reads on the duty of delight & the wisdom of paying attention

Welcome to this Wednesday’s round-up of others’ holy labor. Let us know what you enjoy from this gathering of good work? Pass along to a friend, too! Always free, thanks to the paid subscribers who make this work possible.

1. The headline feels particularly fitting for this week, but the sacred attention of Etty Hillesum, Edith Stein, and Simone Weil is timeless: The Feminine Way to Wisdom from David Brooks at Comment Magazine.

2. Speaking of attention, this reflection on Dorothy Day by my friend

   Cameron Bellm
   is exactly what we need now: “There’s so much work to be done. Thank God there is beauty to sustain us as we do it.” (The Duty of Delight in Times of Despair)

3. Thanks to my friend Erica, I learned of this sale and fundraiser to support the artist behind The Color Amber. Bought myself two prints of God knitting and quilting creation into being: The Tender Creator and From My Mother. 

   

   “The Tender Creator” by Amber Eldredge. Shared with artist’s permission.

4. Meant to share months ago but unearthed again this week:

   Kaitlin Curtice
   ’s wisdom on a seasonal model for creative work. Check out her whole series on the sustainability of publishing.  

5. Leave the final word to Mr. Rogers, who prayed for lists of people each morning by name and offered this line before he started each show: 

May the same be said of us each time we speak.