There’s a long-practiced bit of religious superstition that I confess to finding quite charming. In the Christian tradition it is called Lectio Divina, and it describes the act of opening a book, especially a holy book, to a random page and using that page as a message or signal from God. It is a tradition based on the idea that God might communicate using something ordinary and mundane. 

Now, I don’t take this as seriously as a religious practice, but what I will say is that I love fortune cookies and the way they turn into this kind of practice, except with very low stakes. As a result, I have a stack of fortunes that have been particularly meaningful, usually with a piece of wisdom that felt timely or deep or just insightful. 

I came across this stack the other day, and I found that they weren’t all as great as I remember, so I was getting rid of them, until this one gem showed up. It read: “Grab ahold of knowledge, for knowledge will not grab a hold of you. And there is nothing more valuable that could slip through your hands.” That one was a keeper, and I’ve held onto it. Can’t remember what food it was that came with it, but holding onto knowledge is an idea worth keeping around.

Allan T. Georgia, M.Div., M.T.S., PhD

Sometimes it is hard to tap into our spiritual selves or find time to nurture our intellectual curiosity. Here is a section that reflects on some nourishing materials from around the web and related media channels in order to get us thinking, get us feeling, and get us reflecting on the lives we are living in this big, beautiful world. **Some Adult/Mature Themes May Appear in Links and Other Attached Material**

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