Ripening Lives in Frightening Times: Etty Hillesum - Obedience by Liz Watson

In this second talk, Liz Watson explores the diary of Etty Hillesum, looking at two main themes: the idea of finding a broad whole between narrow walls - the linking theme of Liz's two talks - and the theme of obedience. Liz begins with a quote by Welsh poet, Waldo Williams: 'What is living. Broad whole found between narrow walls'. Finding freedom and spaciousness in situations of limitations and restriction seems a very attractive idea. But what has to happen for it to happen?Then it just happened or do we have to do something?
This is part of the programme A Contemplative Path Through the Crisis
Visit www.acontemplativepath-wccm.org for more information.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Despite our greatly reduced income during this crisis, we intend to try to offer events like this as a 'free will offering' opportunity. So, if you can donate anything, however small, please go www.wccm.org and click at DONATE
JOIN US
Join other pilgrims on the Contemplative Path through the Crisis here: eepurl.com/gWT5Xn
Sign up and we will send you updates about events and resources as we add them to the Path

[@seanoneill2098]

Thank you.

[@playlistmaker1237]

If you read her...she will tell you...
She is not a beautiful soul
not really a good writer at all...
nor a poet as well, though she always
wanted to be
She is oh so very wrong on all three !
A vastly beautiful person the likes of which
rarely appears ( or at least we ever known about in human history )
She isnt a good writer...but a great one...
who pulled you into her story.
and who had something unique and inspirational...
as her story moves along.
Though not a prolific poet...in a conventional sense
But a true poet nevertheless ,
in that her words had the feather
light touch and rythm that poetry often contains.