The Word spoken in silence

As Christmastide becomes the season of Epiphany, as days begin to lengthen and we embrace the new year with all its opportunities and challenges, we invite you to continue to journey with us here at Wild Fortune, a threshold place of contemplative stillness, creativity and welcome.  

Our next Quiet Garden morning is Wednesday 11^th January, 10am – 12.30pm. This is now fully booked, but there are a couple of spaces on March 8th; please let us know if you would like to come as booking is essential. Our focus through the year will be creation as ‘God’s big book’ drawing on celtic spirituality, words from the Christian mystical tradition and the practice of stillness and silence. As previously, along with the garden and woods, the house, prayer loft and ‘shed’ will be available for quiet space and there will be refreshments in the kitchen. Please bring soft shoes or slippers for indoors and stout shoes or wellies for outside.

This Saturday, 7^th January, is Still Waters, in the prayer loft from 8.30-10am. On the basis of numbers and on what we feel able to offer, we do wonder if the current format has run its course? So, in response to a suggestion, we propose a shift in focus to ‘Lectio Divina’, the ancient practice of reading and reflecting on the Word of God, which many have found to be a deeply enriching and creative process of contemplative listening. It has been called a communion beyond words, a time of becoming one with the Word. The format would be something like – 8.30 gathering in quiet and then from 9am the process of reading the chosen passage (lectio), reflecting (meditatio), responding (oratio) and resting (contemplatio), finishing by 10am.  Would you like to join us? Do please let us know; no expertise necessary, it is a very gentle and prayerful guided process.  

The season of Epiphany will be our inspiration for A Service of Silence & Beholding on January 22^nd at 8am at St. Mary’s Sullington. For further details, please select the relevant page on the right hand side. 

The Father spoke one Word, which was his Son,

and this Word he speaks always in eternal silence,

and in silence it must be heard by the soul.

St John of the Cross

Peace be with you