It's official! The SoCal workshop is scheduled!

I'm excited to bring the training I did this summer in San Francisco at RealitySF church to my community here in the Long Beach area. In our time we'll cover the fundamentals of the practice called visio divina (what Epiphany : Visio was created for), and you'll be given an opportunity to experience the practice in our time together.

The workshop is open to all, and I hope you'll join us!

More details below... and on our Facebook event page.

This workshop designed to teach you how to use visio divina in your life and ministry.

In our time together we'll cover:

• What practices like visio divina help us discover
• How the process works
• When visio divina can be most helpful
• Who visio divina can work well for
• Why the process is so effective at helping us connect with God and ourselves

We are also setting aside time to experience and practice together, allowing you to:

• Try visio divina for yourself
• Be led through the process by Christine
• Facilitate visio divina for another person (for those using it in a ministry context)

Space is limited. Register early to secure your spot.
Share this event with others - it's open to all.

Feel free to contact me, or leave questions in the comments section below.

See you there!

To start...

1. Get in a quite place and ask Jesus to open your heart, mind, and eyes to see where he is leading you today. Settle in for 2-3 minutes before you begin.
   
2. Observe the photo for a few minutes. Notice what stands out to you. See the colors, textures, patterns, rhythms.
3. Now spend about 10-minutes with the image while you ask yourself and Jesus: where are you drawn toward, or away? Notice what comes up. It may be a relationship you're in, a situation you're apart of, or a feeling. Jesus may be leading you to any part of your life or heart, so don't quickly disregard something as "too small" or "irrelevant." This may be a helpful time to journal out what is coming up.
   
4. Respond to Jesus from what he has revealed for the next 5-or so minutes. Express how you feel about what came up (perhaps excited, or scared, or angry) until there are no more words or feelings left to express.
5. As you conclude, take the last 5-minutes to breathe and exhale deeply. As you exhale relax your shoulders, your neck, your arms and legs. You may also pray with each breath a short prayer, like: "Lord Jesus (inhale), have mercy on me (exhale)."

May you find the mercy and justice of Jesus in your time with him through this image today.

Last week I had the amazing opportunity to lead a training workshop for Reality SF's soul care team. It was an amazing experience! Such great people.

If you'd like to learn more about hosting a training for your organization contact me!