We often begin a season, Advent | Lent (TheForty) | or the beginning of the year (My Year in Review) with an intentional focus for our community. We believe each church/community context is unique - so, these writings have emerged out of the conversation and experiences of our unique group, words and resources of writers who have resonated with us, and the larger Narrative (the scriptures).
While these writings are focused on those who share life within the Convergence Community - we also hope others might find encouragement within the working out of faith, beauty, truth, self, and shared life on the pages of our writings. If you have any questions about the resources on this page, please send us an email. We love feedback!
FEATURED
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letting go . . . |
my year in review 2012 |
pilgrimage 2011 |
THE FORTY
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letting go... 2012 |
into obscurity 2011 |
bound 2010 |
theforty for kids 2010 |
metanoia 2009 |
MY YEAR IN REVIEW
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2010 |
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2007 |
2006 |
OTHER
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exodus|the way home 2011 |
retreat fall 2010 |
retreat fall 2009 |
retreat spring 2009 |
advent 2009 |
convergence partnerships |
art reflection sea of galilee |
art reflection road to emmaus |
ARCHIVES
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house churces 2008 |
community is... 2008 |
imagine 2008 |
good friday vigil 2007 |
reorientation 2007 |
the fight 2006 |
the merge 2007 |
imagine & move 2008 |
practices
There exists a great heritage of spirituality, contemplation, and prayer in the ancient traditions of Jesus following. We believe a life of awareness, one where we are fully present to see, sense, feel, and know God and others come through a life of contemplation. Often the silence, imaginative journey, and communion with God that we crave gets overwhelmed by the busy, loud, over saturated existence. We have found the following practices to be encouraging vehicles in our desire to let of ego--and find meaning in God. (all links below are in pdf form)
Lectio DivinaSurrendering Prayer
Awaken Community Prayer
The Jesus Prayer
Centering Prayer
Breathing Prayer
City of Lights Meditation
The Daily Examen
Divine Hours - Sample Day
Imaginative Meditation
Imaginative Meditation - Holy Week
A Meditation on Justice
Midrash
Spiritual Direction
Litany of Resistance
Litany of Penitence
PRACTICES FOR KIDS
Our kids also are crying out for some centering amidst our hectic pace. Grounding our kiddos in imagination is so natural - and prayer is something they often integrate much easier than the adult. We pray our children might naturally be influenced by the great ancient traditions of the contemplatives. (all links below are in pdf form)
