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Dr Alison Woolley will be offering two free Silence Clinics at Bradford Cathedral this Autumn. |
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- Are you curious about silence in prayer?
- Does an intentional practice of silence in your prayer life leave you with more questions than answers?
- Do you have a regular discipline of silence, but would like to talk about the difficulties of sustaining this?
- Or maybe you rarely have an opportunity for more extended periods of silence-based prayer with others, and would like to explore this?
If so, then a check-up with others at a Silence Clinic might be just what you need as we head towards the dark winter nights.
The Silence Clinics will be at 7.30-9pm in the Cathedral Parish Room on:
Wednesday 18th October and
Wednesday 15th November, 2017
Wednesday 18th October and
Wednesday 15th November, 2017
You would be welcome at one or both. Each will be a stand-alone session.
Both sessions will follow a similar format:
Both sessions will follow a similar format:
- There will be a short input about an aspect of silence-based prayer of less than 10 minutes - by Alison
- A first period of shared silence of around 10 minutes
- Time to discuss how this was for you in pairs: what you struggled with and what went well
- Opportunity to ask questions and explore these with Alison and the group as a whole - we all have knowledge and practical experience to bring and share with one another!
- A short, led meditation to move us away from words and back towards silence
- A longer shared silence of around 20 minutes
- Time to discuss how this second silence was for you: what was different, or what you'll take away
