The contemplative practice of suppleness ...

No ... not an exercise class, but a Still Waters session of contemplative practice:

a time to enter silence, still the mind and encounter the present moment in quiet

Our meditation for this session will draw on an Aramaic interpretation of the Jesus saying,

'Blessed are the meek: for they will inherit the earth' 

We gather from 8.30am in silence; led meditation at 9am, followed by a further time of silence, concluding with an opportunity for shared insight and circle of blessing. 

Saturday 5th March 2016

Wild Fortune Prayer Loft

8.30 - 10am

This our final 'winter' session here at Wild Fortune in the prayer loft. 

From April Still Waters will be returning to St. Mary's Church, Sullington.

No need to book, but it would be really helpful to know that you intend to come so we put out enough chairs. Do bring a cushion if you like sitting on the floor. 

Peace be with you

  

To turn and turn again ...

Response

Turn

‘Metanoia’

Turn around

Face the Holy

Attend

Give yourself to this one thing

Again and again

See

‘Theoria’

Awaken

Be seen

Shed the mask

And untruth of yourself

Enter this place of nakedness

 before God

Be illumined

Be transfigured

by light and love

Be

‘Theosis’

Be in God

Walk in the way of the Beloved

At one with the Holy One

i am echoing I AM

No longer I

But Christ

Turn

See

Be

Turn

Tessa Holland

Reflection on 'Metanoia' for Ash Wednesday

Metanoia

God in His Name saves.

We enter the sphere of God when we turn,

METANOIA in Greek …

We are illumined in God’s kingdom when we turn and see, THEORIA.

We are God’s own in His Kingdom when seeing 

is grace of being in the ground of being,

which is THEOSIS….

Turning,

[the one who seeks God] stays with the emptiness.

Seeing,

he/she does not cultivate anything.

Being

oned with the One, he/she does not tell anyone.

It is God’s business whether the Spirit

inspires speech in His Name.

Priest-Monk Silouan

Wisdom Songs.

Still Waters - 6th February

Still Waters

a time to enter silence, still the mind and encounter the present moment in quiet

Saturday 6th February 2016

Wild Fortune Prayer Loft

8.30am – Gathering in quiet in the prayer loft;

9am – Introduction and input followed by companionable silence & meditation;

9.45am – Optional sharing of insight;

10am -  Circle of blessing  

This Saturday, we shall be led by Mike, an experienced meditator and a regular at Still Waters. All are welcome. If you are hoping to join us, please let us know, so that we can put out enough chairs - there's plenty of space. Please note the prayer loft is upstairs and that it is a shoe free zone – so do bring woolly socks or slippers if you wish! 

You are welcome to use the drive for parking, though if you think you might like to go for a walk in the woods afterwards, it might be better to park in the next road along from us and walk through the twitten into our lane.

If you’d like to know more or get directions, please do be in touch through this blog or via email - wildfortune@btinternet.com  

Peace be with you

Tessa & Mark