Conversion – Abbey of the Arts

“In the monastic tradition, conversion has always been an important principle. Not conversion as a one-time event to join a religion, but conversion as a continual turning around, a journey of always allowing ourselves to be surprised by God.”
— Christine Valters Paintner, MTS from The Online Self-Study Retreat ~ Celtic Spirituality: Thresholds, Thin Places and Wandering for the Love of God 

Is your heart open to new and transforming graces, or are there still places of resistance? Can you hold these closed down parts of yourself patiently, compassionately, gently?