PRACTICES
There exists a great heritage of spirituality, contemplation, and prayer in the ancient traditions of Jesus following. We believe a life of awareness, one where we are fully present to see, sense, feel, and know God and others come through a life of contemplation. Often the silence, imaginative journey, and communion with God that we crave gets overwhelmed by the busy, loud, over saturated existence. We have found the following practices to be encouraging vehicles in our desire to let of ego--and find meaning in God.
(all links below are in pdf form)
Lectio Divina
Surrendering Prayer
Awaken Community Prayer
The Jesus Prayer
Centering Prayer
Breathing Prayer
City of Lights Meditation
The Daily Examen
Divine Hours - Sample Day
Imaginative Meditation
Imaginative Meditation - Holy Week
A Meditation on Justice
Midrash
Spiritual Direction
Litany of Resistance
Litany of Penitence
PRACTICES FOR KIDS
Our kids also are crying out for some centering amidst our hectic pace. Grounding our kiddos in imagination is so natural - and prayer is something they often integrate much easier than the adult. We pray our children might naturally be influenced by the great ancient traditions of the contemplatives.
(all links below are in pdf form)
Centering Prayer
Daily Examen
Apostles Creed
WRITINGS
We often begin a season, Advent - Lent - or the Beginning of the Year, with an intentional community focus. We believe each community context is unique - so, these writings have been written, compiled, and created in our unique contenxt with our community in mind. We hope you are enjoying life in your own community context as well - but, we also make these available to everyone--in hopes of encouraging the many values we've seen emerge within our shared life. If you have any questions about the resources on this page, please send us an email. We love feedback!
(all covers link to writings in pdf form)
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the forty
2010 |
the forty
for kids
2010 |
my year in review
2009 |
advent
2009 |
the inward pursuit
fall awareness retreat '09 |
partnership
w/convergence |
awaken
2009 |
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the forty
2009 |
art reflection
Caravagio's
Supper at Emmaus |
art reflection
Rembrandt's
Sea of Galilee |
community is...
2008-2009 |
reorientation
2008 |
imagine & move
2008 |
house churches
2008 |
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some
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school writings |
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my year in review
2008 |
the fight
2006 |
the merge
2007 |
my year in review
2007 |
my year in review
2006 |
