Encounter Retreat: A Morning of Invitation

This year’s Encounter magazine explores the seasons of life through the rhythms of a day—morning and evening, dawn and dusk, day and night. Our winter issue turns toward the night season: times often marked by pain, disappointment, loss, grief, and the hard questions that surface when the light feels distant. In the night, many of us find ourselves wondering where God is—and whether He is near.

This morning is an invitation to gently sit with and honor losses and longings, and to explore how God desires to meet us in our more difficult seasons—not to rush us through the night, but to be present with us within it.

You will be invited to step in and experience:
•        Warm beverages and comforting breakfast foods
•        Art stations and contemplative prayer practices
•        Candle pouring — a tangible prayer for light to see in your night season
•        Quiet spaces to be open and honest with God
•        Soaking prayer with members of our prayer team

There will be ample time to attend to your heart as the Lord leads—both in community and individually—using the Encounter magazine as a gentle guide for our time together.
Please register by Monday, January 26, so we can prepare well for our morning together.