Be Still and Know that I am God – Winter Silent Retreat
Monday, November 1 – Wednesday, November 10, 2021 with Murray Groom and Nan Goodship
Naramata Centre, Naramata, BC
This eight-day retreat is open to those with previous experience in silent retreat.
This is a time to rest, discern, pray, prepare; an opportunity to be alone in community, to be in nature and to deepen your spiritual journey—all in an atmosphere of prayer-filled silence. This is an intentional silence that helps us encounter that still, quiet, healing place within, where there can be openness to the movement of the Spirit.
Most days begin with an (optional) hour of spiritual practice time. Each day, retreatants meet one-on-one with their spiritual director. Each evening concludes with vespers – a contemplative practice to deepen the spiritual life. Solitary and communal meals are in silence.
Between scheduled sessions, each retreatant practices deep discernment about how their day will be spent. We practice a sabbath-time state of stepping away from our usual busyness, compulsivity and productivity in order to see clearly, hear deeply, and reconnect with the true self, with the Holy, with nature. We seek a different pace.
This event is offered through the partnership of Pacific Jubilee and Naramata Centre.
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