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You are invited to take a day or days of personal retreat to focus on your “self care.” How are you taking care of yourself spiritually, physically and emotionally? At Bethany Retreat Center we are pleased to offer private retreats in a peaceful and beautiful setting where you can get away from the cares of
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Centering Prayer is a form of Christian silent mediation where one lets go of thoughts during periods of prayer typically lasting 20 minutes. It is rooted in the self-emptying love that forms the heart of Jesus’ teaching and life. The effect on those who practice it is an ever-increasing awareness of God’s action and presence |
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This retreat is an opportunity for practitioners of Centering Prayer to deepen their contemplative journey in the contemporary world. It is a week-long experience of integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude and community. The retreat offers two tracks. The intensive track is recommended for people who have completed the introductory workshop and who have a |
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Join this free-gift offering and explore Centering Prayer and contemplation as a practice of opening to the loving awareness of God as the Source of Love. What if God is not so much an “object” to love, but rather the Love with which we love all objects. God is the Love with which we love
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A weekly, evening meeting program to provide the basics for people seeking a path to contemplative prayer. Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a
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Centering Prayer is a form of Christian prayer rooted in the ancient Christian contemplative tradition. Its purpose is to foster a deeper intimacy with Christ through the silence and stillness of contemplative prayer. This workshop/retreat is designed for those new to Centering Prayer. Private rooms and the ability to maintain silence are required. Retreat Directors: |
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Discover the meaning of Psalm 46: "Be Still and know that I am God." In this workshop we will explore the indwelling presence of God within each of us through the practice of a method of Christian meditation - Centering Prayer. Experienced practitioners, commissioned through Contemplative Outreach Ltd., will lead a discussion about the benefits
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Offered online via Zoom, 1-4pm Central Time. The title of this workshop, “Guidelines for Christian Life, Growth, and Transformation” is also the title of the 12th and final chapter of Thomas Keatings’ classic primer of Centering Prayer, Open Mind, Open Heart. In these guidelines, Thomas offers a conceptual spiritual and theological framework for this simple
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This workshop introduces participants to the Welcoming Prayer practice, a method of consenting to the Higher Power's presence in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations of daily life. Welcoming Prayer is a companion practice to Centering Prayer. Those in recovery have found both these practices to be great tools to deepen their
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Quaker practice is grounded in the understanding that each person has direct and immediate access and connection to the Divine. Together we will explore Quaker history and mystics, allowing us a peak into the past in order to fully live in the present. Through experiential activities individually, in pairs, and small groups, we will explore |
