Mondays, March 1-22 at 6:30-7:30 pm, via Zoom

Seeing the Word: Women of the Bible is a contemplative prayer practice using illuminations from the St John’s Bible. These images bring to life passages from Scripture, helping us to engage with the Word, encounter the Divine, and enact the Message in our daily lives. As we journey through this Lenten season, we’ll explore often overlooked women of the Bible. Their faith, hope, courage and love are highlighted in the St John’s Bible. As we contemplate their stories in the scripture and illuminations, we begin to see where they journey with us and how our journey is paved by them.

We gather each week to share our journeys through guided reflections. The illuminations from the Saint John’s Bible draw us further into contemplative prayer. As we open “the eyes of our heart” (visio divina) and “the ears of our heart” (lectio divina), we discover what the Word means to us and what the Holy Spirit is calling us to do in the world today. The Saint John’s Bible is the first of its kind in 500 years. Commissioned by the Benedictine monks at St. John’s Abbey, as a tribute to the new millennium, this handwritten NRSV Bible has over 160 illuminations to bring the Word of God to life today. By praying with the illuminations, we may search deeper into the meaning for our lives.

Register online at https://tinyurl.com/RHWCWomen by Friday, February 26.

HEATHER HALL is graduate of Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction, an ecumenical and multi-faith program. She is a lifelong learner and seeker who graduated from Education for Ministry and JustFaith. While living in Anchorage, Alaska, Heather was active with St Mary’s Episcopal Church, where she led Adult Education – developing and facilitating classes, workshops and retreats – and Outreach programs. Born and raised in Maryland, where she taught college and started her career in environmental science, Heather recently returned to the Shore to establish her encore career as a life coach, spiritual director and storyteller through arts & crafts. Email Heather at heather@discoverwithheather.com.