Shalem Institute

Come Away

Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. Mark 6:31 For the past six weeks our home has been filled to overflowing with the presence of our daughter, her husband and our 19-month-old granddaughter. For several of those days, another of our children, just back from two years in Australia, joined […]

July 07, 2021 by Anita Davidson 2 Comments
Categories: Beloved Community, Breath, Community, Compassion, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, Contemplative Living, Contemplative Spirituality, Continuous Prayer, Coronavirus, Discernment, Listening, Loss, Love, Nature and spirituality, Non-duality, Pandemic, Prayer, Retreat time, Self Compassion, Solitude, Spiritual Deepening, spiritual discipline, spiritual growth, and spirituality in community. Tags: awareness, breathing, children, community, compassion, contemplation, contemplative tradition, Covid-19, discernment, God, grief, grounding, healing, hope, Inspiration, Jesus, listening, love, Meditation, nature, pandemic, peace, prayer, presence, retreat, silence, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spirituality, suffering, and trust. Formats: Friday Blog. Interest Areas: Friday Blog.

Heart Longings Commitment Form (regular)

Program Commitment Welcome to the last steps of your acceptance process for joining Shalem’s Heart Longings Program! Step One: Sign and Accept Step Two: Choose a Payment Plan Make sure to complete step 1 by clicking ‘Yes, I accept’ above. Choose a plan that you can commit to that best meets your needs. The amounts […]

July 07, 2021 by Trish Stefanik
Categories: Contemplative Spirituality.

Heart Longings Commitment Form (early-bird)

July 07, 2021 by Trish Stefanik
Categories: Contemplative Spirituality.

Wider Than the Sea

As I pondered and prayed about my experience in Shalem’s new Heart Longings program, a familiar hymn came to mind, and the melody would not go away. As I listened to the tune in my head, I realized it provided the answer as to what I wanted to share about my experience. The hymn with […]

June 06, 2021 by Kimberly McOmber
Categories: Beloved Community, Body Prayer, Breath, Community, Compassion, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, Contemplative Living, Contemplative Spirituality, Continuous Prayer, Coronavirus, Discernment, Group Spiritual Direction, Heart Longings, Listening, Loss, Love, Nature and spirituality, Pandemic, Prayer, Retreat time, Self Compassion, social justice, Spiritual Deepening, spiritual direction, spiritual discipline, spiritual growth, spirituality at work, and spirituality in community. Tags: awareness, body prayer, community, compassion, contemplation, contemplative tradition, Covid-19, discernment, Frederick William Faber, God, grief, grounding, group spiritual direction, healing, Heart Longings, hope, Inspiration, leadership, listening, lockdown, love, Meditation, nature, pandemic, peace, prayer, presence, retreat, Shalem programs, silence, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spirituality, and trust. Formats: eNews Article.

Just as He Was

On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. Mark 4: 35-36 This story, of course, continues with the calming of the storm, but I found myself stuck on that last […]

June 06, 2021 by Anita Davidson 1 Comment
Categories: Beloved Community, Community, Compassion, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, Contemplative Living, Contemplative Spirituality, Continuous Prayer, Discernment, Listening, Love, Non-duality, Prayer, Retreat time, Self Compassion, Service, Spiritual Deepening, spiritual discipline, spiritual growth, and spirituality in community. Tags: acceptance, awareness, community, compassion, contemplation, contemplative tradition, discernment, God, grounding, healing, hope, Inspiration, Jesus, leadership, listening, love, Meditation, nonjudgement, Parables, peace, prayer, presence, retreat, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spirituality, and trust. Formats: Friday Blog. Interest Areas: Friday Blog.

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June 06, 2021 by Patience Robbins 10 Comments
Categories: Contemplative Spirituality.