It came as a suggestion on my post of December 28--to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas in a more spiritual way. Actually, it's the suggestion given for January 3, but I read ahead, and knew the first two days of the year were the perfect days for selecting my companions for 2012. My spiritual teachers for this coming year are Hildegard of Bingen and Menno Simons.
Hildegard (1098-1179)was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, a visionary and a Benedictine abbess. She was a woman ahead of her time in her thought and theology. I'll be listening to music composed by Hildegard in addition to reading more about her. You can learn more about Hildegard here: http://hildegard.org/
The second companion/teacher this year will be Menno Simons; born in 1496, Simons is often credited for the branch of Anabaptists known as Mennonites. He died a natural death in 1561. Much of Simons writings may be found online. Here is a link that you may find helpful: http://www.mennosimons.net/
If you know of interesting reading materials about Hildegard or Menno, please comment!
Who do you choose in this year of grace? Happy traveling.
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