A Tapestry of Sacred Stories: Yours, Mine, God’s
Retreat leader: Faith Nostbakken, PhD, DMin
 
A Retreat offered over two Saturdays, November 7 & 14,
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
start times: 9:00 PST / 10:00 MST / 11:00 CST (includes SK) / 12:00 EST / 1:00 AST
 
Storytelling is at the heart of who we are as human beings. We might say that this is because we are created in the image of a storytelling God, for our Scriptures are predominantly a collection of stories narrating God’s relationship to God’s people. This two-part workshop will engage us in story-sharing, a process by which we not only discover or name both the everyday and significant patterns of meaning and purpose in our own lives but also foster connections as we tell our stories to one another. Fear not – you don’t have to be a literary or gifted orator! Rather, weaving together biblical themes of call, blessing, spiritual encounters, and challenges or “eclipses,” we will begin metaphorically weaving tapestries with the “threads” of our own lives, as we see overlay biblical stories with our own and honor how we hear the “threads” expressed by others. This is an opportunity to recognize that we are on holy ground together, reminding ourselves that the details of our lives—the ordinary and mundane, as well as the unexpected or striking—all contribute to sacred stories: yours, mine, and God’s.
 
A copy of the recording of these two retreat sessions will be sent to those who register.
 
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