My friend the Rev. Ken Malcolm and I are teaching a Lenten series on ancient Christian spiritualities this Lent, and last Sunday we discussed the spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. They aren't as well-known as they should be. Ken talked about how he had not met these spiritual adventurers until his first graduate class; I had not run across them until around age 40 when I was doing spiritual triage to keep myself alive and they were spirit-fed into my hands. But despite their age—1500 years and counting!—the Desert Mothers and Fathers are still giving us vital wisdom to live by.
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