Open Haven is a group for parents of LGBTQ persons. It is an opportunity to share our stories, ask questions, support one another, and explore where God is in the midst of our journeys. It is called Open Haven because it is an apt description of what this groups is intended to be, our journeys, […]
Join us for a contemplative prayer time led by spiritual directors and friends of JCGL as you begin your week. We gather with each other as well as the Spirit that offers us presence to ourselves, and to the Holy. We gather via Zoom from 9:00-9:30 am EST. RSVP to jennifer@journeycentergreatlakes.org to receive the zoom
Join us for a time of Centering Prayer led by spiritual directors and friends of JCGL. Centering Prayer is a form of prayer that opens oneself to God’s presence and action in silence. It involves choosing a sacred word to anchor your attention and aims to move you beyond conversation with God to a quiet
Fridays, 9-9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) Join Jennifer Andersson and others as we (re)Discover Love…with Lectio Divina, meaning ‘Divine reading’, ‘meditative reading’ or ‘spiritual reading’, which could also be described as praying with a listening heart. We engage with this simple sacred reading, practice utilizing a variety of translations and inspirations of scripture and images through
Wednesdays 9:00-9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) Join Jennifer Andersson and others for Space to Breathe. We enter into simple contemplative practices such as sacred reading (Lectio Divina) utilizing poetry and other written meditations, sacred images (Visio Divina), or music as we breathe in the Love that surrounds us and guides us as we begin our day.
Lean into Love has awakened me to God’s loving and healing presence and has been truly transforming. – ParticipantIn this time of personal and global crisis, we are invited to step out of anxiety and stress and enter into sacred space where we can breathe and be restored for this unexpected journey we all find
Through Poetica Pro Anima (Poetry for the Soul) we envision this community gathering @ 6:30 pm each Tuesday night to share poetry with each other. Whether it’s reading from your favorite master or blessing us with an original, we are eager to gather in a contemplative fashion to soothe our souls.
Meets on Zoom, Tuesdays, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. You are invited to encounter Christ in the stories of His life using the gift of your God–given imagination. This weekly gathering offers a guided prayer/meditation time in which the events of the life of Christ become present and personal, allowing us a direct experience of
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A time of prayer and contemplation in which we practice a Christ-centered form of meditation. People on all silent meditation paths are welcome.
