Discernment in the New Year

I'm grateful for the opportunity to facilitate a women in ministry covenant group this year through the Ministers Council of the American Baptist Churches-USA. Our theme is "Prayerful Living: Ministers Practicing the Serenity Prayer Together." In our gathering retreat, we shared initial reflections on serenity, courage and wisdom (and our feelings about the Serenity Prayer's uses and misuses).

This quote from Thomas Keating has been on my mind all week as I've prayed for my sisters and our time together this year:

"Discernment is letting go of what you are not."

More later on these related themes: discernment, honesty, letting go, acceptance of not being everything to everyone...