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POETRY. I welcome you in.
Evoking awareness is the beauty of reading or writing poetry for listening and discerning where God is in your life and how He is at work—nurturing, healing, restoring, redeeming, just loving you and me.
This month, I invite you to read a poem much like that of a Lectio Divina. A slow reading of a poem three times and giving…
Breath prayer
Is it sometimes difficult to know what words to pray? Have you ever felt like prayer is hard?
“Breathing is an unconscious thing. And breath prayer reminds us that just as we can’t live on one breath of air, we can’t live on one breath of God.”—by Adele Calhoun
Daily Pause(s)
The invitation is for us to set aside daily rhythms that are reflective and personal moments to Be With God—listening for His particular voice and see glimpses of His grace in our lives.
Visio Divina. Allows beauty to open the eyes of the heart, to see God’s goodness and to reveal His truth for us.
Evening Examen. The invitation is a moment of reflective journaling to listen in to your day’s movements. Notice how God…
Being with God. Silence and Solitude. Solo Retreat.
Now that school is in motion, summer vacations are replaced with extracurricular activities, and steady routines are taking their daily course, maybe this is a good time to plan a retreat for renewal, soul care, and slowing life down before the holiday’s begin.
How about giving yourself a Solo Retreat— The gift of…