Mini-Retreat: Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
Sat, Apr 20
|Trinity Cathedral Portland
Join us for an exploration of the Jesus Prayer, a powerful practice of opening the mind and heart. Rooted in the Eastern Orthodox contemplative tradition of hesychasm (“to keep silence”), the practice goes all the way back to the desert fathers and mothers. (In person)
Time & Location
Apr 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Trinity Cathedral Portland
About the Event
: Register in advancehttps://onrealm.org/TrinityEpiscopalpdx/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ZTAwYmUwNTMtYWJjNy00ZjZjLWJlYWMtYjE0NzAxMTIzMjAx
Join us for an exploration of the Jesus Prayer, a powerful practice of opening the mind and heart. Rooted in the Eastern Orthodox contemplative tradition of hesychasm (“to keep silence”), the practice goes all the way back to the desert fathers and mothers. On the surface, it involves the simple repetition of Jesus’ name and/or a short prayer, similar to the rosary. But the meditation grows into a powerful devotional practice where we discover the deeper life of Jesus as the Divine Word “through whom all things are made” (John 1:3) in our direct experience of everyday life. (In person only. Led by Michael Ellick.)
The Jesus Prayer can be done with or without prayer beads, so feel free to bring these if you have them.
: Since earning his M.Div at Union Theological Seminary, the Rev'd Michael Ellick has served as a faith-based movement builder and…