Mondays can be hard, so let’s talk about the art that helps us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world.

Here’s some art that’s been deepening my belongings the past few weeks.

What about you? What art is helping you feel less alone? I’d love for you to share in the comments or over on the accompanying Instagram post.

1. This album of Bach Motets by The Monteverdi Choir and John Eliot Gardiner

2. “EW, SN” by Radcliffe Bailey on display at @highmuseumofart

3. Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

4. Lil Wayne Radio on Spotify

5. “Rain Light” by W.S. Merwin (Google it to read the entire poem!)

6. “Flower Garden” quilt by Arlonzia Pettway on display at @highmuseumofart

7. John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner on display at @gardnermuseum

8. Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief by Victoria Chang

Charlotte Donlon helps readers and clients notice how they belong to themselves, others, God, and the world. Charlotte is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, the Church Street Coffee & Books Writer-in-Residence, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other, and her next book is about parenting with art. You can subscribe to her newsletter and connect with her on Twitter and Instagram.