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Humanity is participating in and bearing witness to a powerful transition in an evolution of itself and the way it chooses to live and interact on this planet. At first glance it may appear as if empires are collapsing. Gazing beyond the collapse we behold the new world being born. To navigate the crossroads of the old world dying and the new world birthing, we are called to be sanctuary for each other while cultivating and deepening our ability to be sanctuary for ourselves.

Sanctuary calls together and provides support for those called to be Love in a world troubled by division and hate.

Sanctuary bears witness to the destruction of fear-based institutions while being midwife to a new world seeking to be born.

Sanctuary seeks to uphold the dignity and rights of every human being, especially the most vulnerable and marginalized among us.

*If caring about the dignity, rights, and needs of others makes us “liberal” or “woke,” then so we are.

A graduate of the Order of the Magdalene reached out to me this morning after receiving a recent email from me. Her words speak volumes about the depth and breadth of this work and why I keep on doing what I do:

Dear Lauri: I was so moved by your latest email! The last time I remember feeling this stirring within my soul is when I “stumbled” upon your website in the early days of COVID.

Completing the Magdalene course still remains the most impactful thing I have done for my spiritual growth. I am so grateful for the work you have created.

I am not sure if you remember me telling you when I came across your website how unusual it was for me to have such a strong reaction..such a strong knowing that I was meant to complete the Magdalene course.

I feel the same way reading your latest email. I don’t even know what the means. I just know I had to reach out.

“Doing the work of Love as was exampled by Jesus and Mary Magdalene.” When you said “this is who I am and what I do”, I found myself saying, “Yes! That is exact it!!” Maybe that’s the power of your email, helping us all to reconnect with who we are and why we are here. And, the very important realization that we are not alone in this task. There are many of us!

There are soooooo many of us! To learn more about the Order of the Magdalene formation program or our membership community, click on the menu tabs above.

With love,

Lauri Ann Lumby