Stay Treat Outline

Welcome to a unique space of communal reflection, contemplation, and prayer. Below is a rough outline of what we’ve planned for our time together.

What to Bring
-Yoga mat, blanket, or chair for sitting
-A journal or something to make notes
-Some sort of object from home that represents you or has a spiritual significance to you. No worries if you don't bring anything, we'll be using this as an ice breaker and you can also just talk about an object.
-Comfortable clothes. The current weather forecast is in the mid-high 60s.
-An open spirit :)

0) Opening: Pause & Pray
As you begin, take some time to slow down your breathing and center on being present. Find a comfortable place to sit, close your eyes and set an intention. Ask God to be present to you in this time.

1) Introductions and Spiritual Show and Tell
Share your name and tell us about the object that you brought (optional)

2) Lectio Divina
Lectio Devina means “Devine Reading” and it’s been a deeply held practice within the Christian community for centuries. In this time we’ll read the following selected Biblical passage three times and then take some time to listen in community to what is speaking to us.

Psalm 91

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.”

3) Breath-work Exercise or Meditation

A Meditation of Release and Grounding

Breathing: in-for-4 / out-for-4…

Be still and know that I Am God

Be still and know that I Am

Be still and know

Be still

4) Moment of Silence and Song

Verse:

In Your presence I will dwell, in the shelter of You the Most High

In You I will abide

In Your presence I will sing, You are faithful, the God who covers me

With love and mercy

Chorus:

You are my refuge, You are my fortress

And I will trust, and I will trust You

In times of trouble, still You are with me

And I will trust You, and I will trust You

5) Solitude and Listening
Consider spending some time in silence and quite reflection. Listen for what might be coming up in your spirit and for God’s voice. Be sure to bring a journal and do your best to turn screens off. Also, consider taking something small and appropriate from the area home as a symbol of your shared intention.

6) Spiritual Show and Tell pt. 2
Share anything that resonated or spoke to you during your time of solitude and listening (optional)

7) Closing your time with the Lords Prayer

Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

For theirs is the kingdom, the power and glory forever and ever Amen