A life-professed solitary and mystic under vows to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Ross writes with the wonder and energy of
a spiritual poet. In this new edition of a spiritual classic, she
shares one year of her solitude in seasonal meditations that
include encounters with lynxes and coyotes, reflections on the
summer solstice, and desire for union with God. An excellent source
of sermon ideas.
In one essay, Ross reveals the two comments she receives most
are "You don't look like a hermit," followed by "What do you do in
solitude?" She answers, "I don't do, I be." Only an experienced
mystic could put the emphasis on being and not doing. Being in
solitude, Ross has plenty of time to savor the beauties and the
bounties of the natural world and animals. She does both here. We
were also impressed with pieces on the importance of an informing
vision, the value of chastity, and the difficulty of intercessory
prayer. We are always on the lookout for passages on unity and here
is one we liked:
"It is that my sin and your sin consists not in isolated small
or gross acts committed or omitted by our choices and actions, or
in some vague, isolated theoretical attitude, but instead that we,
you and I, by virtue of our common humanity, and in the solitude
from which true relationship springs, come to realize that we are
implicated in every sin.
"I am the pimp on 42nd Street, dealing in bodies. I am the
pusher, selling drugs to an addict nodding and drooling in Needle
Park. I am the employee ripping off my corporation. I am the
industrialist pouring poison into the bodies and, by advertising,
into the souls of my sisters and brothers. I am the driver of the
military juggernaut, careening wildly out of control. I struggle
impotently to express who I really am."
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