Friday, February 27
1-4pm
Suggested donation: $10-50
Facilitated by Evan Miller and Linda Lehman Thomas
1-4pm
Suggested donation: $10-50
Facilitated by Evan Miller and Linda Lehman Thomas
We live in uncertain and precarious times. Fear, disinformation, division, and injustice are rife in our communities. Against the background of a rapidly changing climate, environmental degradation, and mass extinctions, we have a divisive political climate. In our personal lives, we experience broken relationships, generational trauma, or anxiety. We have much to grieve. Given all this, there is a strong tendency to shut down, to go numb.
Individually and collectively, we cannot shut down and go numb. We cannot succumb to fear or anger.
Individually and collectively, we cannot shut down and go numb. We cannot succumb to fear or anger.
Honoring our Pain for the World is a practice of lament and truth telling developed by Joanna Macy as part of her Work that Reconnects. It creates a container for individuals to come together and express their fear, their pain, their anger, their numbness in the face of these challenging times. Out of this container may arise seeds of hope and action to stand in truth for our love for the world. Out of this container we find connection to counteract the tremendous loneliness of our world. Evan and Linda plan to lead this practice four times a year at Pathways as they’ve found that repetition is helpful.
The Work That Reconnects is a larger body of work designed to help us live and work in these troubled times with our hearts intact. Evan is giving leadership to a Community of Practice in Goshen for the Work that Reconnects.
The Work That Reconnects is a larger body of work designed to help us live and work in these troubled times with our hearts intact. Evan is giving leadership to a Community of Practice in Goshen for the Work that Reconnects.
We will start with a gathering time, and we will ground the practice in gratitude. During the practice you will be invited to express yourself in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Following the practice there will be time for debriefing and preparing to move back into the world
What: A three-hour practice to Honor our Pain for the World
When: Friday, February 27, 1-4pm
Where: Pathways Retreat
Who: Up to 15 adults
Cost: Suggested donation of $10-50
Facilitators: Evan Miller and Linda Lehman Thomas
If the suggested donation amount is a barrier to your participation, please give the amount you can afford.
When: Friday, February 27, 1-4pm
Where: Pathways Retreat
Who: Up to 15 adults
Cost: Suggested donation of $10-50
Facilitators: Evan Miller and Linda Lehman Thomas
If the suggested donation amount is a barrier to your participation, please give the amount you can afford.
Facilitators:
Evan Miller - I am a spiritual companion with a long history at Pathways Retreat. I am a relatively new student of the Work that Reconnects. I find in the Work a collection of practices that enable me to be present to our troubled times with my heart intact. It also nurtures the well-being of our communities, something we desperately need. The work aligns well with Pathways’ mission of rest, reflection, and renewal.
Linda Lehman Thomas - I am a spiritual director, pastoral care minister, and co-director at Pathways Retreat. I participated in the Honoring our Pain event that Pathways hosted earlier this year and found it to be a helpful, healing practice integrating gratitude and lament. With my background in spiritually-integrated gestalt therapy and healing liturgies, I welcome this opportunity to co-lead with Evan.
Linda Lehman Thomas - I am a spiritual director, pastoral care minister, and co-director at Pathways Retreat. I participated in the Honoring our Pain event that Pathways hosted earlier this year and found it to be a helpful, healing practice integrating gratitude and lament. With my background in spiritually-integrated gestalt therapy and healing liturgies, I welcome this opportunity to co-lead with Evan.
Complete the form below to register for Honoring our Pain for the World. To pay online, select the "Pay Online" button below. If paying with cash or check, please bring your payment on February 27. The suggested donation is $10-50