Our Presbytery
Healing the Heart
Healing the Heart: Grief and the Body
A Virtual Afternoon Pastor's Retreat
June 24, 2021, 1:30 – 4:30 PM
Sponsored by the Presbyteries of
Missouri Union, Giddings-Lovejoy, Northern Kansas, and Southern Kansas
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"Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground." - Oscar Wilde
Strengthening our skills in grief work is essential in these days of constant uncertainty and pervasive loss.
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Our faith story gives us perspective and meaning. There are also stories of our bodies that are woven into our experiences.
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Within our Christian tradition, there are way of praying and moving that are being re-discovered, especially in light of neuroscience. Knowledge of how we are created brings wisdom and compassion.
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Simple practices involving our whole selves better equip us to welcome grief as an opportunity to deepen and transform us and those we serve.
Together, we will:
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learn about the impacts of grief on the body and nervous systems
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reflect upon our own present relationship with grief
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experience spiritual practices that are soothing and healing and open us to God's constant presence
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discern their application for ourselves and those we serve
