In the quiet of daily devotion, my connection with Mary Magdalene became a way of coming home to myself.
I’ve always been drawn to the Goddess, and that pull eventually led me to Mary Magdalene. When I learned about the priestess program, I knew in my heart that I wanted to go through it. The feeling was strong, and I recognized it. I had felt something like it before.
Years earlier, I had felt that same certainty about taking my coaching training. I didn’t know how I would pay for it when I made the decision. I trusted that the money would come, and it did. I remembered how clear I had felt about taking that step, even with questions still to be answered.
The priestess program brought that feeling back. I knew this was my next step. When I listened to the opening audio, it confirmed what I had already felt. I was where I wanted to be.
Coming Home to Myself
As my relationship with Mary Magdalene deepened, so did my relationship with myself. Through daily devotion, I began to accept and love myself more. It felt like coming home. Home to myself.
What stayed with me most was the love. I felt closer to my true self and, just as importantly, to my whole self. I was learning to welcome all of who I am. The more I came to know Mary Magdalene in my own devotional life, the more meaningful that sense of wholeness became to me.
Mary Magdalene has been a source of love, joy, peace, and balance in my life. When I reflect on her, I think about how these qualities can live together. I can love deeply and still give myself room to rest. I can take my spiritual life seriously and still find joy in it. I can feel at peace with a choice while I’m still learning where it will lead.
My relationship with her continues to grow. The same is true of my relationship with myself. There’s something to learn from both every day.
Listening for Your Spiritual Voice
When I speak of a spiritual voice, I mean the way we recognize what is sacred and meaningful to us and give it expression. For me, it was there in the quiet certainty that the priestess path was my next step. It was there again each time I made room for the devotion that helped me come to know myself more fully.
You might hear your own spiritual voice as a quiet longing to return to prayer, a desire to explore a teaching, or a sense that a familiar practice is ready to change. Sometimes it takes a while to find words for what you’re experiencing. “I’m still discovering what this means” can be an honest place to begin.
It takes courage to give that inner knowing some room in your life. You might begin by acknowledging it to yourself, sharing it with someone you trust, or taking one small step that feels right for you.
Bringing Devotion into an Ordinary Day
Daily devotion has helped me see how much our choices can say about what we hold sacred. The love I experience in devotion invites me to notice how I speak to myself when I make a mistake. The peace I value might lead me to leave a few quiet minutes between commitments. Balance might mean asking myself whether I have room for something before I say yes.
These moments are easy to miss because they look so ordinary. Yet they give us a place to practice what matters to us. A few moments of quiet in a busy day, or a kind response to ourselves when we fall short, can be ways of expressing what we believe.
If you’d like to reflect on your own spiritual voice, take a few quiet moments and ask yourself, What have I been longing to acknowledge to myself? Write down whatever comes to mind, then ask, What is one way I could honor that in the week ahead?
If you feel drawn to Mary Magdalene and want to explore what devotion might look like in your own life, Leslie and I warmly invite you to learn more about the Magdalene Rose Priestess Path at Blossoming into Light.
