Advent; the time of waiting, anticipating, preparing for, seeing the coming of God, arriving in the form of a baby. Jesus Christ; a holy disruption.

Holy Disruption is a self-paced, 25-day Advent journey, offered virtually.

Christmas baubles, parties and cheer surround, delight and distract us this time of year - and how wonderful that can be! But the time of Advent is a time full of conflict, sorrow, despair and hate - biblically, historically and currently. And many of us feel the friction; we sense the discomfort of conflict without knowing why.

This retreat offers the opportunity to disrupt our daily lives, to interrupt our “business as usual” selves, and in that disruption to open ourselves to preparing for the coming of Christ anew.

Seeking to become see-ers, we can find ourselves on a journey, traveling into the rich time and space of Advent. Music, scripture, imagery, imagination, poetry, ponderings and prayer offer us ways of seeking; of seeing; enriching and deepening our Advent journey, understanding and experience.

Advent is a time of holy disruption! God breaks in - breaks into our world, into our lives - and not only interrupts them, but turns them upside down in a myriad of unexpected ways, wondrous, glorious and, sometimes dangerous ways. Powerful, transformative; inviting us - insistently - to embrace a new way of living, a new way of being, a new way of being as God’s children, living in God’s Creation.

Mary, John the Baptist, angels, three kings disruptions all, to name just a few. And then there’s Jesus… THE holy disruption.

How might you seek, see, welcome, embrace holy disruption in your life this Advent season? How might you continue to welcome holy disruption in your life in all the days to come?

Holy Disruption Advent Journey retreat begins on Sunday, Nov. 30,* with the final offering shared on Dec. 25, Christmas Day.

The virtual retreat is self-paced, meaning that you are invited to participate in whatever way you can, wherever you are and whenever you have the time, with content and guidance provided.

On each Advent Sunday you will receive, via email, an invitation to access to the week’s offerings. They may be a gem of music to listen to, poetry or scripture to read and ponder, a visio divina practice, prayer, or some other mystery to explore. Listen, see, taste, smell, feel, ponder, question, write, sing, create.

It’s recommended that you dedicate at least 15 min. to exploring each day’s offering. And, of course, you are most welcome to devote more time to truly delve into and savor them.

*The self-paced nature of this virtual retreat allows for you to begin whenever you wish. If you register after Nov. 30, you will have access to the content that has been shared from the beginning, as well as to the content going forward, as it is shared.