Sunday, March 29, 2009

Contemplative Group

We had another wonderful contemplative group tonight with meditation and labyrinth walking. It was a beautiful expression of our spiritual journey together.

Tonight, we contemplated the concept of "God" and what it means to us. We focused on letting go of all of our expectations and pre-conceptions that we tend to place on the term "God." We discovered that our notions of "God" tend to be more and less of what "God" might come to mean for us through continued spiritual growth. By transforming our approach to conceptions about "God," we explored how our understanding of "God" continues to evolve and grow. We also learned that there is a significant difference between who or what we think "God" should mean and what "God" might signify for us when we release our presuppositions about "God" and simply let the Divine Mystery be in all of its wonderment and fluidity.

Letting go is an important part of our Lenten journey together, and we continued our journey of growth this week by realizing that even the expectations we place on "God" can be a hindrance to our spiritual development. Letting go of these expectations can be truly healing and growthful.

For further contemplation: "The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt." Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

Wherever you are on your path, you are welcome to participate with us as we share our journey together. We hope you will join us when you can...

Friday, March 27, 2009

Artistic/Spiritual Expressions

At the Selah Center, we are always looking for ways to participate with the local artist and music community here in Atlanta. Currently, we are seeking to begin Drama Therapy and/or Acting Classes. If you are interested, please contact us so you can sign up for these classes.

We are also currently scheduling musical performances, theatre productions, rehearsal space, and local art showings in our DHBC Theatre Underground. If you are interested, please email josh.ritter@dhbc.org for booking information and available dates.

If you are wanting to deepen your personal spirituality, we always have our Contemplative Group that meets every Sunday evening a 8pm. For more personal growth, Erica Hartman will be scheduling one on one Spiritual Autobiography sessions. These are times when Erica will guide you through writing and re-discovering your spiritual autobiography. This is an important spiritual practice that we could all benefit from in our daily lives. We hope you will consider this as an option for your continuing growth and development. Contact hartmanerica@yahoo.com for more information.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Welcome!

Welcome to the Selah Center of Poncey-Highland weblog. We hope you enjoy your visit!

As you will learn from our website, we are an experimental Christian community within the Druid Hills Baptist Church. The Selah Center seeks to practice meditation and inter-religious dialogue in order to offer inner growth and transformation for the outward expressions of compassion, love, and justice, which come to life through our creative communal interactions and spiritual practices.

We attempt the intentional creation of sacred time and sacred space for an active spiritual life through meditative and contemplative practices that foster the mind, body, and spirit. We will use this blog to engage in theological discussions as well as provide discussions on our journey together through practicing alternative ways of being in the world. Living a life of transformation is a difficult path, but we are committed to accepting this strenuous calling. Please join us on our journey.