At our Fall Retreat last Saturday, a group of us spent the afternoon outdoors getting a taste of how “the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth!” The unsettled weather–gusts of wind, cloudbursts of rain, sunshine and blue skies– all colliding together made for a very interesting and ever–changing landscape and view. We were also given a rainbow in the mix. I believe each of us would agree with Evelyn Underhill’s words, “In the created world around us, we see the Eternal Artist, Eternal Love at work.” We certainly witnessed the “Eternal Artist’s” work and experienced a gracious touch of His “Eternal Love”. We are very grateful to be able to start off the fall season together in this way.
We are looking forward to our monthly meetings beginning in October. This is an evening of sharing in contemplative practices focusing on prayer and a deepening life with Christ. This year we will be reflecting on Ronald Rolheiser’s book, The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality as a way of continuing our learning and growth in God. Please note that we will be meeting the fourth Thursday of the month, (not the fourth Wed. as we have in the past). We plan to offer these times with the option to be in person or by Zoom, so be sure to let us know which way you plan to attend by e-mailing ancientstreams10@gmail.com.
Finally, our Advent Retreat day will be Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. We are hoping to have this as an in person retreat day (with physical distancing in place) with an option to attend by Zoom. If you could let us know which option you would be likely to take it would help us in our planning.
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