Tag: retreat
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Quiet day 2023 – Creative prayers
Would you like to set aside a day to spend with God, using creative ways to connect with yourself and God? I’m offering 2 quiet days next year. You don’t need to be creative or show your work to anyone, just some courage and intent to spend the day with God. Feel that ‘tug’ in…
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Contemplative space: Grounded
At a recent ACSD Training Event for New Zealand Christian Spiritual directors, I was asked to facilitate a contemplative space for the duration of the weekend. The theme was ‘Grounded’. It was a joy to see many people being able to use the space, whether they paused for 10 minutes or for an hour. Here…
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Mary and Martha
This is a reflection with guided imaginary prayer about Mary and Martha that was offered at a retreat. Maybe you can do this prayer by yourself? Let me know how you get on if you have! We are putting ourselves into the story, we can sit with pen and paper / drawings or simply sit…
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A reflection about Presence
This is a reflection with some experiences of the senses offered at the beginning of a retreat. The theme was ‘Presence’: What do you think about when you hear the word ‘presence’? However many ways that you have brought yourself here, you took a journey to get here! What is it like to be here?…
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Reflect wintering
Here is the opening prayer reflection for a silent retreat, the theme was ‘Wintering’. As I sit here looking out to the bleak trees and cold rain, it’s a nice reminder that this is how God designed it to be – a season for everything. What comes to mind when you hear the word winter?…
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A Creative Quiet Day
A quiet day is like a one day retreat – a day reserved to spend with God. While retreats are great that there is more time to settle and be away from the daily life, a quiet day is usually more accessible for most of us. Plus – God can do a lot in one…
Creative prayer space 