“Awake and Hearken” – A Retreat in Preparation for Advent
A Retreat in Preparation for Advent
Advent is a season that demands our attention, calling to us in imperatives: watch, wait, prepare, listen! The old words “hark” and “hearken” found in our Advent hymns refer to a particular quality of listening that watches and waits intently for the Advent voice to sound, that attends closely to it, that seeks transformation through what is heard.
Join us live or in your own time to explore the various ways the Advent voice calls to us through scripture, classic spiritual teaching, poetry and our own experience. Our speakers are:
Paula Gooder, scripture scholar and author of more than twenty-five books, including the forthcoming The Gospel of Mark in her Biblical Explorations series
Rebecca Stephens, Chair of the Meister Eckhart Society and author of the forthcoming Grounding the Soul
Alison Jack, Professor of Bible and Literature at the University of Edinburgh, and lead editor of Scottish Religious Poetry
Richard Carter, founder of the Nazareth Community at St Martin-in-the-Fields and author of 100 Reasons for Living
With worship from St Martin-in-the-Fields led by Catherine Duce.
