North Regional Library
Divine Presence is an invitation to slow down and become present with the mystery of the divine. In this gathering, we turn our attention toward something deeply personal: **our own relationship with the divine.** For some, that relationship may feel close, loving, alive, or deeply familiar. For others, it may feel distant, uncertain, changing, complicated, or difficult to describe. Some may experience the divine as a presence woven throughout their lives, while others may still be discovering what relationship with the divine means to them. Rather than trying to create a particular kind of relationship or decide what it should look like, we will become curious about the relationship that is already here. Through contemplative reflection, shared conversation, silence, and presence, we'll explore how we experience the divine in our lives today. **Shared Intention** To create a welcoming space where we can become present to and explore our personal relationship with the divine as it is today. **We Gather To** * Explore our personal relationship with the divine with openness and curiosity. * Notice how we currently experience the divine in our lives. * Reflect on what we seek from and bring to this relationship. * Become curious about what feels close, distant, alive, uncertain, or changing. * Honor the many ways people relate to, understand, experience, or do not experience the divine. * Listen to one another without advising, interpretation, persuasion, or comparison. * Allow our relationship with the divine to be what it is without needing to improve, define, or resolve it. **About the Experience** Throughout history, people have used many different names for what is ultimately beyond words: Spirit, Source, Love, the Universe, Higher Power, Divine Intelligence, God, or simply the Mystery. Whatever language resonates with you, or even if none of it does, you are welcome here. Our relationship with the divine can be as unique and evolving as any relationship in
Saturday, September 12 · 9:30 AM