A Simply Centered Advent: Mandalas, Candles and Prayer - Virtual Retreat

Begin your Advent journey this year with creative prayer, calming candlelight, and contemplative coloring. The beauty of Advent can easily become lost amidst the busy-ness of the season. If we are not careful and intentional, the sacred invitation to “wait with bated breath” quickly becomes the cultural compulsion to “shop with stressed-out spirit.”

If you are longing for a simpler and more centered Advent this year, join us as we gather for a quiet hour of rest and renewal each Monday throughout the season. Based on her book Mandalas, Candles and Prayer, we will explore how the spiritual practice of lighting candles on the Advent wreath and coloring prayer mandalas can help bring hope, love, joy and peace to our journey toward the manger as we seek to keep Christ at the heart of Christmas.

Each participant will want to have their own copy of the book Mandalas, Candles and Prayer -A Simply Centered Advent for use during our sessions and throughout the Advent season.  Copies can be purchased wherever you typically buy your books.  If you would like to purchase directly from the publisher, Upper Room Books is offering a 20% discount for participants in this retreat.  Simply enter the discount code CHRM at check out. https://store.upperroom.org/product/mandalas-candles-and-prayer