Reading the Mystics
Come reflect on the work of Christian Mystics in our worship space.
We will not have Mystics today, January 26th.
“The mystic is not somebody who says, ‘Look what I’ve experienced. Look what I’ve achieved.’ The mystic is the one who says, ‘Look what love has done to me.’” -James Finley
Quick Guide
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STARTING JANUARY 5TH: Our next mystic is the one with whom we started our journey in the Mystics Reading Group - Meister Eckhart. He is a 13th century German mystic. Meister Eckhart is a teacher and preacher whose teachings are an adventure in nuance and challenge. All of his work is grounded in two main ideas: the absolute union of God and the human soul and detachment. The difficulty of his teaching causes us to move slowly through his work, but the yield of our efforts is a sense of freedom and love that few imagine possible this side of paradise. All are welcome to come join us on the journey with Meister Eckhart. CLICK HERE for more information and to order your book!
Available via ZOOM
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Starting January 5th, we will begin studying Meister Eckhart!
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Meet our Mystics
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Starting January 5th: Meister Eckhart
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Walking through Advent with the Mystics
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The Cloud of Unknowing and The Book of Privy Counsel
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The Best of the Female Mystics Series
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Brother Lawrence
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Julian of Norwich
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Thomas Keating
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Etty Hillesum
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St. John of the Cross
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Thomas Merton
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St. Teresa of Avila
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Meister Eckhart
What is a Mystic?
This is the way Frederick Buechner describes the mystics, “There must be a God because every age and culture has produced mystics who have experienced a Reality beyond reality and have come back using different words and images but obviously and without collusion describing with awed adoration the same Indescribability.”
James Finley writes, “The mystic is not somebody who says, “Look what I’ve experienced. Look what I’ve achieved.” The mystic is the one who says, “Look what love has done to me.” . . . There’s nothing left, but the being of love itself giving itself away as . . . the concreteness of who you simply are.”
Weekly Schedule
Notes:
If you would like to just come for Centering Prayer or just come for the Mystics, you are more than welcome to come and go as you please.
Whether its your first time or fifty-first, All are Welcome!
You do not need to have read up to a certain point in the book… you can just jump on in!
5:00pm
Gather for brief Centering Prayer Instruction
5:10pm
Centering Prayer Sit
5:30pm
Introduction, Reading, and Discussion
7:00pm
Conclude