http://growmercy.org/2008/04/01/the-monastic-journey-rilke-st-peters-abbey/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:41:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://growmercy.org/2008/04/01/the-monastic-journey-rilke-st-peters-abbey/#comment-22547 marilyn elliott Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:13:24 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2008/04/01/the-monastic-journey-rilke-st-peters-abbey/#comment-22547 I think letting go - moving toward death until it is behind us, is exactly the monastic journey, or any true spiritual journey. Fr. Adrian VanKaam lived that out until he was only left with his smile - and he said that his ministry was exactly that - the ministry of a smile. If only we could know the mystery that we are - without all the adornment we cling to. I think letting go - moving toward death until it is behind us, is exactly the monastic journey, or any true spiritual journey. Fr. Adrian VanKaam lived that out until he was only left with his smile - and he said that his ministry was exactly that - the ministry of a smile. If only we could know the mystery that we are - without all the adornment we cling to.

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