This week’s “Saving Grace” is an invitation to join me for an inspirational day of directed prayer that will also include meditative music, several short periods of quiet solitude, and communion. The name of the retreat is derived from the passage in Luke 24:13-35. In verse 32, the two disciples on the road to Emmaus from Jerusalem ask this question after Jesus reveals his true identity in the breaking of the bread: “They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" The retreat invites the spirit of the Living Christ to once again come alongside his faithful disciples who are on this day-long pilgrimage of praying using Holy scripture. It is my hope that the spirit of the Living Christ will once again “open the Scriptures” to us modern day pilgrims, and that perhaps we too may feel our hearts “strangely warmed” in accordance with the best of the Wesleyan tradition.
Because of the retreat’s format, the retreat will be limited to no more than 12 persons. Please call the church office at 366-4463 to register. The retreat will be held in Coweta at The First United Methodist Church on Saturday, September 25. The retreat will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a light breakfast and will end no later than 4:30 p.m. Lunch and afternoon snacks also will be provided. The cost of the retreat is $20.00 which will pay for the materials, food, and snacks. This is a great opportunity to explore meditative praying. Please call me if you have any questions. More information will be provided to the registrants.
Be blessed,
Mark Whitley
Were Not Our Hearts Burning?
A One-Day Retreat of Prayer and Worship
Led by Rev. Mark Whitley
at The First United Methodist Church of Coweta
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
