Online Community: Kairos Fridays
Online Community: Kairos Fridays
An online contemplative gathering that meets every Friday at 10am PST. Free for anyone anytime. Register to receive Zoom link.
A CONTEMPLATIVE’S JOURNEY.
Selah Director Emeritus, Selah Center
Wellbeing Educator
Spiritual Director/Deep Listener
Program Director, Rolling Ridge Retreat Center
North Andover, Massachusetts
I am reminded the incarnation of Jesus springs,
not from obligation or requirement,
but from interest.
Jesus interested in being with us.
This creates wide pause for me.
Somehow that feels important for me to recognize and ponder.
Offering presence and interaction from obligation or requirement
sheds duty-light on relationship.
A turning toward because of must or have to.
Consequently, I feel my heart turning to take ten paces
in the other direction.
Interest sheds new light.
Interest says I want to.
I choose.
Interest speaks of initiative, of response.
Interest accents authenticity.
Interest softens my edges and widens my heart.
I watch my guard drop a bit more.
I find my own heart’s curiosity warmly stirred.
I even feel lightness in my attracted step.
Jesus, my ever-interested Gift,
your love seeps gently.
Here is my heart and hand,
let us walk together today
with interest.
JOHN KIEMELE
John Kiemele is a well-being educator and spiritual director who currently companions individuals, teaches various seminars and lifestyle classes, leads contemplative retreats, and also serves as Program Director at Rolling Ridge Retreat Center. With a focus on contemplative soul care, John gratefully walks alongside individuals, small groups, classrooms, and congregations. Recognizing how intentional pausing and listening unlocks life, John strives to engage the whole person – body, mind, soul – in the lifelong process of living well. John received his Ph.D. in education/spirituality from the Talbot School of Theology, with post-doctoral emphases in Spiritual Direction, Mindful Self-Compassion, the Enneagram Spectrum, and Wellness Coaching.
An online contemplative gathering that meets every Friday at 10am PST. Free for anyone anytime. Register to receive Zoom link.
OCT 23 & NOV 6: Join us on-line for a two-part Creative Contemplative workshop led by Wendy Bryant and Cindy Waple. No artistic experience necessary.
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SEPT 2023-APRIL 2024: Selah's "signature" course, Online, Meets one Saturday per month.
A monthly in-person gathering for contemplative practice in Gig Harbor (WA). Meets monthly on second Mondays.
An online contemplative gathering that meets every Friday at 10am PST. Free for anyone anytime. Register to receive Zoom link.
NOV 19: Sample Selah Companion Conversations before regular meetings begin Jan 2024. Led by John and Marissa Kiemele. RSVP for Zoom link.
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SEPT 2023-MAY 2024: Expand your capacity as a Spiritual Director through practice and training via Zoom.
FALL 2023: Join writers from the Selah community on alternating Tuesday evenings (every two weeks) from 6-7 pm. Get your words flowing by writing in community through Zoom.
NOV 30: A story time for grownups; a Christmas story like no other from the perspective of the Magi.
An online contemplative gathering that meets every Friday at 10am PST. Free for anyone anytime. Register to receive Zoom link.
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