St. Mary’s Sewanee is hosting “Holy Waiting: An Advent Quiet Day,” 9 a.m.–3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, led by the Rev. Thomas Morris.
“Everyone is waiting for something nearly all the time,” Morris said. “We wait for our toast in the morning. We wait at another red light. We wait to fall asleep.” In the Christian calendar Advent is the season that “calls us to the practice of watching and waiting as a way to prepare to receive the not-yet-seen gifts of God,” he said.
Through brief meditations, silence and common prayer the Advent Quiet Day will give participants ways to explore waiting as a vital, engaged and active stance people can take in the life of faith.
This Advent Quiet Day is offered free-of-charge as part of the celebration of 25 years of spiritual hospitality at St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development. Lunch is included in the day. Registration is required by emailing <reservations@stmaryssewanee.org> or by calling 598-5342.
St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, is dedicated to providing spiritual hospitality to persons of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds, where guests can encounter beauty and simplicity, silence and tranquility, warm welcome and spiritual friendship while here for retreat, renewal, and learning.
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