The 6th Day of Christmas. Pausing at the Threshold

It is never too late to begin. Some guidance to create your own midwinter retreat.

Fall and winter intermingle at the shore of the Mississippi.

Greetings to you, dear fellow pilgrim,

the sun is just rising here in Minnesota on a frosty day. Today we arrive at the threshold where the old and the new year meet. We are almost there! In fact, our 12 Days are part of this sacred threshold time which spans from Christmas Day in the old year to Epiphany in the new year. It is the midwinter season which invites us to quieten our soul, and to retreat into ourself (as RM Rilke invited us to yesterday).

As we are half way into our pilgrimage through the 12 Days of Christmas, I today would like to invite you to a time of retreat.

And if you have just arrived here at this journey, welcome! I am so glad you found us. It is never too late to start the journey and this weekend is particularly suited to bring you in.

In the monastic tradition pausing and resting are as important as working or studying or any other chore or leisure of the day. In fact, they are so important that they are…