Summer Sabbath: Poetry, Prayer, and Silence

Ancient Christian contemplative tradition has long affirmed that God is not something we need to acquire. “You were closer to me than I was to myself” said St. Augustine in the 4th century. In our own day, Thomas Merton put it this way, “All we need is to experience what we already possess. The trouble is we aren’t taking the time to do so.” This day, with the help of poetry, prayer, silence, and journaling, we’ll be led by the Rev. Gary Jones in slowing down to a human tempo and listening to the One who has been with us all along.

The cost is $20 for lunch and materials.