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.
Where?
We’ll be meeting at the Morcom Rose Garden near the Jean Street Entrance (click here for geolocation). If you'd like to read more on the history of the garden, click here.
When?
10am-12noon. Try to be on time :)
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 70s.
-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 22
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me;
strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 Roaring lions that tear their prey
open their mouths wide against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted within me.
15 My mouth[d] is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce[e] my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare and gloat over me.
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.
19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.
You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
20 Deliver me from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs.
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly I will praise you.
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help.
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you[f] I will fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
3) Breath-work Exercise or Meditation
A Meditation for Grounding
4) Moment of Silence and Song
Verse 1:
There's a time for love
And there's a time for war
And there's a time for when it
Feels like you're losing it all
But every time your love breaks my fall
So how could I not give my all to you
Chorus:
If loving you is putting me in danger
I don't ever wanna be safe
Cos you have been the greatest gift to me
Apart from amazing grace
And when heaven and earth collide
And finally bring on the end of days
If loving you is putting me in danger
And I don't ever wanna be sa-fee
And I don't ever wanna be safe
Verse 2:
The greatest battlefield
was fighting for our hearts
You chose to give your life away
And when lashes broke, your skin
Your blood and sweat in the wind
Our love was always your main prize
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