363: Walk in the Dark
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
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🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Here we are in Holy Week, just a few days before Easter. Before we arrive at the resurrection, we have to walk through the crucifixion. One of my favorite guides in the dark is Barbara Brown Taylor who wrote one of my top 10 favorite books of all time, Learning to Walk in the Dark. For today’s episode I want to offer a short reflection on walking in the dark – the challenges, yes. But also the necessity and the surprising gift. If you’ve been following along inside The Lent Collection, you’ll recognize this from Day 24. If not, I hope this simple reflection offers something for you to carry into the remainder of this Holy Week. Either way, I hope you’ll listen in.
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- Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. You're listening to Episode 363. |
| 0:08.7 | This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life. If you struggle with |
| 0:15.0 | decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes away from the constant stream of information, |
| 0:21.6 | and the sometimes delightful but distracting hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for |
| 0:26.1 | discerning your next right thing. I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional |
| 0:31.2 | workshop leader. I live in North Carolina with my family, and through my work I've helped |
| 0:35.5 | thousands of spiritually thoughtful people |
| 0:37.6 | overcome decision fatigue so that they can discern their next right thing in faith work |
| 0:43.9 | and life here we are in Holy Week just a few days before Easter before we arrive |
| 0:51.9 | at the resurrection we have to walk through the crucifixion. One of my favorite |
| 0:57.6 | guides in the dark is Barbara Brown Taylor, who wrote one of my top ten favorite books of all |
| 1:04.1 | time, learning to walk in the dark. For today's episode, I want to offer a short reflection on walking in the dark. |
| 1:12.9 | The challenges, yes, but also the necessity and the surprising gift. |
| 1:18.7 | If you've been following along in the Quiet Collection app in our Lent Collection, you'll |
| 1:23.5 | recognize this from Day 24. |
| 1:26.5 | If not, I hope this simple reflection offers something for you to carry into the remainder of this Holy Week. |
| 1:33.1 | Either way, I hope you'll listen in. |
| 1:56.0 | Music If you are in the middle of your life, Maybe some of your dreams of God have died hard under the weight of your experience. |
| 2:01.6 | You have knocked on doors that have not opened. |
| 2:05.6 | You have asked for bread and been given a stone. |
| 2:09.6 | The job that once defined you has lost its meaning. |
| 2:14.6 | The relationships that once sustained you have changed or come to their |
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