Midweek Retreat is a recorded contemplative practice released at noon each Wednesday.
Generally, the practice consists of:
- Welcome and Introduction
- Preparation for Body and Space
- Breath Awareness
- Guided Prayer or Meditation
- Silence
- Invitation to Reflect
Members can receive the weekly recording by sending an email of request here. [Become a member here.]
Find upcoming practices in the sidebar.
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Find resources to support your regular practice in our Contemplative Practices lib guides.
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If you are new to Contemplative Prayer, contact Rev. Emily Meyer, The Ministry Lab’s executive director. Emily is certified by Shalem Institute as a contemplative prayer small group and retreat leader and by Mindful Schools as a Mindfulness facilitator and will gladly guide you through what to expect and how to best utilize the recorded practice.
This Week’s Practice
In this Season of Pentecost (or “Ordinary Time”) we offer a type of Lectio Divina, or Divine Reading, in which we will read a poem once through with silent pauses interspersed to reflect on a few lines at a time.
Our first (two) and final poems have been selected. We hope you will suggest additional poetry, particularly works from diverse poets that interrupt divisiveness and terror with a sense of belonging, calm, resilience and/or joy. Please send suggestions to Rev. Emily Meyer.
June 8: Howard Thurman – Life Goes On
June 15: David Whyte – Self-Portrait
June 22: TBD
June 29: TBD
July 6: TBD
July 13: TBD
July 20: TBD
July 27: Amanda Gorman – The Miracle of Morning
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If you would like to receive weekly recordings of the practice, send an email of request here.
