You're invited to "Sacred Space" Feb 22nd

SACRED SPACE – All are welcome!

We welcome everyone to our once a month “Sacred Space” gathering, centered around a theme dealing with living a life of faith. We hold this at Abiding Savior Church, this month on the 22^nd of Feb at 7PM.

Our theme this month will be “Letting Go”.

Sometimes there are things we need to let go of to move towards a better life- for example, we all know that eliminating things like drugs or alcohol, smoking, other things like that may certainly endanger our health (body and/or mind). Hanging on to anger and/or bitterness can, over the long term, not be so good for us.

And there are some not-so-good things that may have been imposed on us whose effects we end up having to deal with (or not), effects that might bring out not-good things. For example, we may need to forgive someone, “let it go”, in order to move on in a good way (BTW – forgiveness doesn’t mean what “they” did is okay!). Studies have shown us that holding on to grudges, anger, resentment, over past hurts or pains aren’t good for us in the long term either.

And certainly letting go has also to do with the ultimate “letting go”. I’m not talking about some Spartan perspective of dealing with our mortality with a stiff upper lip, of “taking it like a man”. I’m talking about dying as a process, certainly not denying the emotional pain or the sense of loss, but a time potentially filled with grace and Spirit as well.

We’ll be going through some exercises and rituals this evening designed to help us make concrete that which we’re called to let go of. We’ll have a chance to put this on paper. For some, having the chance to share is important. We’ll offer prayers in various forms, and we’ll work through a biblical lament- lifting up to a God who hears us, that which burdens us- to a God we trust; to be there, to be present, to be part of our journey!

If you need to “let go”… if you feel called to “let go”… if you need to start fresh… if you have to put something “behind you”… – for your health, for your life, your sanity… Come to Sacred Space, Feb 22^nd at 7PM here at Abiding Savior

Pr. Chad Kline