<?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[The Formation Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ordinary Moments, Extraordinary Formation]]></description><link>https://www.theformationletter.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:33:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theformationletter.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Letter No. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hand On His Shoulder A few days ago, I watched two men talking in the parking lot of a grocery store. One of them was laughing. The other wasn’t. If I had been in a hurry, I would have walked past without another thought. Instead, I found myself wondering what had brought them there. Were they lifelong friends? Brothers? A father and son? Had they just received good news? Bad news? One of them reached out and placed a hand on the other’s shoulder. The gesture lasted only a second. Then...]]></description><link>https://www.theformationletter.com/post/letter-no-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a43cb123c06bdad54296e56</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:06:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e801f0_cdb8b0c59adb4f17a440cc0351f3e730~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>George Burgin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>