What a Jar of Saltwater is Teaching Me About Grief, Sadness, and God

A simple spiritual practice for sitting with difficult emotions.

Recently I’ve been reading Fieldnotes for the Wilderness by Sarah Bessey, and as someone who’s been researching church culture, spiritual abuse, and deconstruction, this has been a timely read. However, outside of school there’s been a lot going on in my personal life, and something I found in Bessey’s book has really helped me.

My jar of saltwater.

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