<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Patchwork: A Ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patchwork is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Colorado, focused on building a community for individuals dealing with grief, trauma, or moral injury. The organization provides an online resource library, a monthly virtual support group called “Knit,” and hosts peer-supported retreats known as “Patchwork Retreats” for adult trauma survivors and their support persons. Activities during the retreats include guided grief support, creative expression, pay-it-forward projects, optional chapel time, and community gardening. Additionally, Patchwork supports equine volunteerism through the “Rescue-to-Rescue” program at a local horse rescue, and inquiries can be directed to info@patchedlife.org.]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:26:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.patchedlife.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Gifts of Shame: What Shame Can Tell Us, and the Balms That Can Help Us Heal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shame is as old as humanity, and it is universal. In the garden, before anything went wrong, Scripture tells us “the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed” (Genesis 2:25). They had nothing to hide from God or from each other.]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/post/the-gifts-of-shame-what-shame-can-tell-us-and-the-balms-that-can-help-us-heal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acd6c5dcb57487efada9214</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_6ab43d7b1ed548cebee585f40ec9ad83~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mae Monnet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Run to the City: The Road, the Gate, &#38; the High Priest (Part III)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the six cities, freedom came only when a high priest died, and then the next high priest took his place and the waiting began again. In Jerusalem, the High Priest died and rose, and He never needs to be replaced. ]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/post/run-to-the-city-the-road-the-gate-the-high-priest-part-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acd56005971729ecdadcf50</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:50:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_43e67eb5229f4580adde5ea273900e76~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mae Monnet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Run to the City: The Road, the Gate, &#38; the High Priest (Part II)]]></title><description><![CDATA[And Hebrews invites us to "draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean".]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/post/run-to-the-city-the-road-the-gate-the-high-priest-part-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acd556077987b454a4622a4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:47:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_f4035f5fea4e48a6a12e4038e8cbda94~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mae Monnet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Run to the City: The Road, the Gate, &#38; the High Priest (Part I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long before Israel built a single wall, God told His people where real safety was found. Not in a place, but in Him.]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/post/run-to-the-city-the-road-the-gate-the-high-priest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acd48f01419af2fba8e7650</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:37:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_57075fba90a94ce183fd537e8c9daf30~mv2_d_3024_2076_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mae Monnet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mae's Thread: Weave]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe that because of what I've been through, I have often treasured these beautiful moments in life even more than I would have before.]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/post/mae-s-thread-weave</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaa2f8f492c8c41baf7e39c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a9813a69a970407f9ffb5b7620ee7dd0.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" 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meant to be a whole journey — a place set apart, that bears your weight, where you are received in fellowship, protected, and, in time, made glad again on the heights.]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/post/a-holy-shoulder-a-fortress-of-comfort</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaa0177042894f70d53fe25</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:43:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e352bbb3b058fd4b891e4dd29a0d0386.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mae Monnet</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not All Accidents Are the Same]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us, and most of the people around us, reach instinctively for one of two verdicts: total innocence or total guilt.]]></description><link>https://www.patchedlife.org/post/not-all-accidents-are-the-same</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa9f9ac2dc1ddd4aee045ac</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:09:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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