The slow change of the seasons lets the trees know when to change, but there are signs for us, too, as to when a change needs to come.
Read MoreI needed the time and space to explore what would be next for my life, who I wanted to be, and what I actually cared about. I didn’t know exactly what I’d get out of the program, but I knew I wanted to try and lean into the process of what Interyear could be.
Read MoreThrough the stretch of our formative young adult years, summer plays the role of the biblical wilderness. Summer is when our rhythms shift, our settings change. There is a particular freedom to summer that is written in our bones. We remember the way it feels to explore, to play, to wander.
Read MoreI spent my retreat in deep contemplation around this question. What is it, truly, that I desire? I realized that I do certainly desire to continue testing my vocation in the monastic way of life with the Order of Saint Helena. But there was something else. Something deeper.
Read MoreIt’s more about living in the tension of constantly asking, seeking, and opening ourselves up to God in a way that can only be done through sincere questioning.
Read MoreThese young adults are the future of the church, but right now they’re doing the hard work of looking at how the world is right now (in the middle of our own pandemic) and trying to imagine and live out a different reality.
Read MoreLet’s commit to continue listening and learning together!
Read MoreIt recognizes that we need a set time each year to reorient our lives, clarify our minds, slow ourselves down, recover from the many distractions that bombard us, and focus on ways to love God and others more completely.
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