Angeles Arrien

Holy Winter Time

“It is no coincidence that the root word of whole, health, heal, holy, is HALE (as in hale and hearty). If we healed, we come whole; we are hale and hearty; we are holy.

The marvelous thing is that this holiness is nothing we can earn. We don't become holy by acquiring merit badges and Brownie points. It has nothing to do with virtue or job descriptions or morality. It is nothing we can do in this do-it-yourself world. It is gift, sheer gift, waiting there to be recognized and received. We do not have to be qualified to be holy. We do not have to be qualified to be whole or healed."

-Madeleine L'Engle, Author

Practice:

During this holiday season, open to the healing forces that allow us all to be hale and hearty once again during this holy time.

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