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Ever had the experience of not wanting to return books to the library?  As part of the spring class which I took on Spiritual Formation in Ministry and the subsequent thoughts which have slowly turned from papers into posts, I've been digging into, drawing material from, and spending time in

• Atwood, Craig D. 2004. Community of the cross: Moravian piety in colonial Bethlehem. University Park, Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press.
• Homan, Daniel, and Lonni Collins Pratt. 2002. Radical hospitality: Benedict's way of love. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press.
• McQuiston II, John. 1996. Always we begin again: The Benedictine way of living Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing.
• Ware, Corinne. 2001. Saint Benedict on the freeway: A rule of life for the 21^st century. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.

As time closed in on returning the resources, I mused as to whether owning the books would make me less likely to give them the urgent attention which they're receiving. Looking around my home library, I think the answer is "yes."  Hoping others who visit the Elizabethtown College Library (Atwood) and the Lancaster County Library System (Homan, McQuiston, Ware) are blessed by these materials.  When I have time later in the summer to give Ware more focused attention, I will be checking them out again and posting some reflections.

Somehow I was able to receive another renewal on Atwood! It's one of those books which I have to feed upon slowly, it's worth giving it the extra time.  June 30th return date marked on the calendar.