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"Embracing Hope in Despairing Times" with Luther E. Smith (presented by Companions on the Inner Way)
Spirituality Retreat: EMBRACING HOPE IN DESPAIRING TIMES
Whether because of our personal trials or our perceptions that community is coming apart, we experience times when life overwhelms us. Days of distress become a season of despair. If we think only of hope as the anticipation of change in unwanted circumstances, then our understanding and experience of hope shrivels to escaping anxieties and fears. Hope empowers us to be wholly alive to the fullness of life. Hope comes to us as transforming energy from God - energy for us to experience faith and love as hopes companions. This retreat will focus on spiritual practices that prepare us to become a people of hope in all seasons of the journey.
About Our Speaker:
Luther E. Smith, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Church and Community at the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. He writes, teaches, and speaks extensively on issues of church and society, interfaith cooperation, child advocacy, congregational renewal, Christian spirituality,and thought of Howard Thurman. He is the author of Howard Thurman: The Mystic as Prophet, Intimacy and Mission: Intentional Community as Crucible for Radical Discipleship, and editor of Howard Thurman: Essential Writings. He is Senior Consulting Editor for the publication of the Howard Thurman Papers Project. He is an ordained minister of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, cofounder of the Interfaith Childrens Movement, and Coordinator for the Pan-Methodist Campaign for Children in Poverty.
Format:
Each day includes lecture and dialogue with Reverend Smith, small group community around spiritual reading; corporate and individual times of silence and contemplation; worship with Eucharist; and communing with God through movement, art, and nature.
Retreat Location: Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Lake Tahoe - Everyone needs a quiet setting a place to listen to God again, or for the first time. Zephyr Point is one of those special places. Nestled in the Sierra Nevada, on a half-mile of Lake Tahoe shoreline, Zephyr Point is one of the most beautiful retreat centers in the world. Its Christian presence over the years witnesses that God, indeed, dwells among us. Since 1925 this Presbyterian Conference Center has provided rest, rejuvenation and recreation for thousands.
Visit www.zephyrpoint.org for more information.
Staff:
Liturgist - The Rev. Jeffrey S. Gaines
Director - Carolyn Foster
Program Manager - Ann Pope
Musician - Luba Kravchenko
Art & Integration - The Rev. Marjorie Hoyer Smith
Mission Statement:
Companions on the Inner Way offer guided retreats grounded in the Christian tradition. By honoring body, mind, and soul, companions are invited to the inner journey with the Spirit. We are under the auspices of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, and retreats are co-sponsored by the San Francisco Theological Seminary.
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LocationZephyr Point Conference Center (View)
660 Highway 50
Zephyr Cove (Lake Tahoe), NV, CA 89448
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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