God wants to be known by us. Repeatedly in both the Old Testament and the New, we hear of God's desire that we might come to "know the Lord" and "know Christ Jesus." Starting with this assumption, Jim's presentations will consider what it means to develop a more contemplative stance in our lives - that is, to become more attentive to God in our prayer and in life.
"Looking Godward: Noticing God's Presence in Prayer and in Life"
With Jim Krisher
Wed, Nov 6
The retreat will include two presentations, quiet time, opportunity for (confessions and/or individual spiritual direction and closing prayer service
Tentative schedule for the day:
9:00am Arrivals/coffee/tea and pastries
9:30am First presentation with opening guided meditation
10:30am Quiet time (opportunity for spiritual direction and/or confessions
11:30am Small group sharing of experience, full group summation
NOON Lunch
1:00pm Second presentation with guided meditation
2:00pm Quiet Time
2:30pm Prayer Service
$35.00
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Jim Krisher
Jim Krisher received his B.A. in
religion from Syracuse University, and his M.A. in theology, specializing in
scripture, from Boston College. He also
did further graduate study in Christian spirituality and spiritual direction at
Creighton University in Omaha. He’s been
working in full-time ministry all his adult life. He is the founder and
director emeritus of the Spiritual Renewal Center in Syracuse, which offers a
wide variety of services and ministries, including classes, retreats and
workshops, spiritual direction and training to spiritual directors. A large part of Jim’s work currently is
individual spiritual direction with pastors and other persons in ministry. He
also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the religious studies department of
Le Moyne College, where he teaches courses in New Testament and Christian
spirituality. In 2009 he received the Le Moyne award for “Outstanding Part-time
Teacher of the Year.” He also serves as an instructor of first year Jesuit
novices at St. Andrew Hall novitiate in Syracuse.
Jim has written numerous articles on
scripture and spirituality, and is the author of SPIRITUAL SURRENDER: YIELDING
YOURSELF TO A LOVING GOD, released in 1997 by Twenty-Third Publications, and a
second book, titled THE ONGOING WORK OF JESUS: HIS MISSION IN OUR LIVES,
released by Twenty-Third Publications in 2002.
He is married, and he and his wife Debra have four adult children,
Joseph, Benjamin, Elizabeth, and James, and one granddaughter Abigail James.