Week 26: Hopey Stories
This final essay in the Spiritual Parenting Series is a short, humorous reflection on hope.
After you listen, some questions for reflection…
- How would you answer Doyle’s concluding question (why hope, how hope)?
- What brings you hope?
- What hopes do your children inspire in you?
- What hopey stories do you have from your life as a parent?
This is the final week of the Spiritual Parenting Series. I hope you’ve found stories that resonate with you, stories that make you laugh and cry, stories that make you go “mmhmm,” or that feel like they could have been written by or about you. And maybe others have gone in one ear and out the other, not feeling relevant to you at all.
In their introduction to the book, the editors say: “Having a child throws us, whether we are willing or not, whether we recognize it or not, onto the path toward spiritual wisdom.” Do you feel like parenting has brought you spiritual wisdom?
With you on the adventure,
Rev. Beth
