Spiritual Seekers – Christine Valters Paintner 

“These spiritual seekers who came to be known as the desert fathers and mothers withdrew from a society where the misuse of human relationships, power, and material possessions ran counter to their sense of the sacredness of life.”
 — Christine Valters Paintner, PhD Illuminating the Way: Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics 

What forces in your life run counter to your sense of the sacred? Can you alter your relationship with them in any way in order to minimize or eliminate their hold upon you?