The 4th and 5th century Desert Fathers and Mothers offer a message of profound simplicity and depth. Yesterday, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, we began to journey together into their desert of wisdom this Lent to rediscover some of the most vital truths about our lives and faith.
Each Wednesday in Lent their is the invitation to join us for our Bread for the World informal Eucharist where we take the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers as the theme for reflection. This is followed by a simple Lenten supper before we divide into groups to share thoughts and our own responses to this desert wisdom.
We are using former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' book Silence and Honey Cakes: The Wisdom of the Desert as our guide. With him we are exploring the extraordinary wisdom that comes with this desert spirituality, much of which resonates so strongly with aspects of our own modern spiritual search.
- How can we discover the truth about ourselves?
- How can we live in relationship with others?
- What does the desert say about recognising our priorities?
- How do we learn to pray?
- How can we create a fearless community?
Our reflections were led yesterday by Richard Carter. Next week Sam Wells will lead the reflection and the following week will be my turn to contribute. Katherine Hedderly and Alastair McKay will also contribute reflections.
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John Tavener - Darkness Into Light.
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