by Mary Gardner | Dec 16, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Rev. Mary Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into three spiritual practices focused on Mary’s famous prayer in Luke 1, the “Magnificat.” Using both lectio and visio divina, Mary helps us enter imaginatively into...
by Coracle | Dec 14, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a Visio Divina drawing on the story of the Annunciation. She utilizes a modern icon from a Ukranian artist to help us encounter this familiar story afresh...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Dec 13, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent,” Kristy Wallace Grant (Repentance Project Director) guides us into a practice of lectio divina focused on Isaiah 45:3. She helps us appreciate more deeply the attention paid to darkness in the Advent season and enter more...
by Jeff Lindeman | Dec 12, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In all of history there has been one night that was completely unlike any other. The night when Jesus, the Son of God, became flesh and lived among us. The first verse of the carol O Holy Night’s elegantly expresses what happened that night: O holy night, the stars...
by Ken Wettig | Dec 6, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Okay, admittedly it’s a pretty obscure title for a newsletter article, but just give me a chance to explain. First of all, the date. There is nothing special about the date itself; this is no prophecy. The year 2048 is simply a reference to twenty five years from now,...
by Bill Haley | Dec 6, 2023 | Contemplative Life
by Bill Haley | Dec 5, 2023 | Pilgrimage
Brothers and sisters! I’d like to invite you to seriously consider and hopefully join me on a trek to Everest Base Camp on approximately May 12-26, 2024 in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. A little background…Since I first visited Nepal and trekked in the...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Dec 5, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author and Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into three powerful verses from 2 Corinthians 4. Through them, she helps us keep our gaze fixed on those things which are unchanging and eternal, even as parts of...
by Chris Lugo | Dec 3, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Rather than a strict set of rules to follow to gain God’s favor, Jesus is offering us a vision of what is possible for...
by Jeff Lindeman | Nov 29, 2023 | For the World
By God’s abundant grace and clear leading, Coracle’s new Ministry Center in south Arlington is located in the Arlington Mill neighborhood of Columbia Heights in Arlington County, Virginia. We are glad to be here, excited and confident that God’s hand was at work to...
by Margot Eyring | Nov 28, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) helps us discover how most anything we do, when paired with both attention and intention, can provide the opportunity to enjoy communion with God. This can be...
by Coracle | Nov 20, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
We are grateful to share with you a special collection of 14 “Space for God” devotionals to help you walk through this Advent season. Drawing together different practices and reflections from a diverse array of spiritual guides, we pray this collection...
by Coracle | Nov 20, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a selection of Psalms and prayers helping us remain attentive to God’s presence in the world. In particular, she invites us to notice the elements of our...
by Coracle | Nov 16, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Susan Ward guides us into the different facets of gratitude we encounter in scripture and in life. She introduces us to practices that won’t just help us feel grateful but will help us become grateful people. She helps us...
by Bill Haley | Nov 15, 2023 | Coracle News
Dear friends and fellow pilgrims, I’ll keep this letter brief as most of what I want to say is in Coracle’s vision for 2024, “The Light Shines in the Darkness”, and I want to tell you about that. But let me start by saying “Thank you!” Thank you. Your participation...
by Coracle | Nov 15, 2023 | For the World, Justice and Mercy, Peacemaking
During this “Second Wednesday” gathering in Northern Virginia, we were joined by David Katibah of Telos Group. Telos exists to form communities of American peacemakers across lines of difference and equip them to help reconcile seemingly intractable...
by Scott Buresh | Nov 10, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Scott Buresh (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into the story of Hagar and Ishmael to prompt us to consider our own desires and how they are seen and honored by God. He closes the time with a moving reflection on a recently...
by Scott Buresh | Nov 9, 2023 | Contemplative Life
“We boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, we also boast in our sufferings…” Romans 5:2-3“Consider it all joy whenever you face trials of any kind…” James 1:2I have long marveled at the sacrifices that were required of my grandparents’ and...
by Bill Haley | Nov 8, 2023 | Coracle News
I am so excited to begin our next Fellowship cohorts in January and I wanted to make sure that you knew about it! We have two cohort opportunities coming up in 2024 – in-person in the NoVA/DC area and one completely virtual. Our Fellowship program offers 12...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Nov 8, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this “Space for God: Thursday,” Repentance Project Director, Kristy Wallace Grant, guides us into the rich but challenging practice of lament. She unpacks the literary form of lament found in the Psalms and draws upon music and images from...
