LIVE WELL
These retreat materials use the imagery of trees to help retreatants to focus on being rooted, built up, and strengthened by the love of God and the practice of setting boundaries in order to live a more well and centered life.
Pre-Retreat Devotionals
Gathering
Introduction to the theme verses, Colossians 2:6-7: “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
Opening Worship
Begin with an intentional time of sharing experiences of God’s goodness and presence in our lives, encouraging the roots of our faith to grow.
Teaching Session #1
The Wisdom of Trees
Teaching Session #2
A seminar discussion of inner exhaustion based on an excerpt from Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
Personal Devotional Time #1
Teaching Session #3
Choosing Life
Personal Devotional Time #2
Closing Worship
Close time together with praise and thanksgiving for the mothering of God that we have experienced during this time of retreat. Pray God’s felt presence and blessing over each other as we reenter the pace of regular life.