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A time to ponder alone and with others what a poem might have to say to us about silence and spirituality |
In Words from Silence we'll spend time with one poem over the evening. We'll begin by engaging with our poem individually in a guided Lectio Divina practice - more usually done with scriptural texts but also a lovely practice to use with poems or other reflective writing.
There will be a time for sharing as much or as little of our Lectio reflections as you'd like, followed by further discussion based around the poem, using this as a jumping off point to ponder our practice of silence and the wonderings we have about this spiritual discipline.
There will be a time for sharing as much or as little of our Lectio reflections as you'd like, followed by further discussion based around the poem, using this as a jumping off point to ponder our practice of silence and the wonderings we have about this spiritual discipline.
Words from Silence sessions will follow a format similar to this:
- A time of gathering
- 20 minutes of shared silence, in whatever practice is familiar to you
- Lectio Divina using a poem that conveys something about our engagement with silence
- Discussion about what our Lectio practice revealed
- Further exploration of the poem together
Each Words from Silence evening will be a stand-alone session.
You're welcome, whether to one, or all.
Hosted by Alison Woolley.
These sessions will usually take place on zoom from 7.30-9pm
on the last Wednesday of the month in May and November:
In 2025:
Tuesday 28th May, Wednesday 26th November
Tuesday 28th May, Wednesday 26th November
In between Words from Silence, usually on the last Wednesdays of January, March, July and September there will be Silence Forum from 7.30-9.30pm.
For more info on these sessions please click the button below.
If you'd like to join us for Silence Forum or Words from Silence,
please email Alison to request the zoom link.