• Watch pre-recorded video with Bishop Sue and Martha Stokes
• Read Soul Feast Introduction and Chpt. 1

Spiritual Practices Resource List:
• Soul Feast:  An invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie J. Thompson
• Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster
• Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit by Henri Nouwen
• Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Spiritual Formation by Daniel Wolpert
• Habits of a Child’s Heart: Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines (Experiencing God) by Valerie E. Hess

• Watch recorded webinar from October 7
• Read Soul Feast Chapter 2

Spiritual Reading Resource List:

• Practicing Scripture: How to Live the Bible by Keith H. Adkins
• Creating a Life with God: The Call of Ancient Prayer Practices by Daniel Wolpert
• Too Deep for Words: Rediscovering Lectio Divinia by Thelma Hall, r.c.
• Lectio 365 (app)
• Lectio Divina by M. Basil Pennington
• Celtic Daily Prayer, multiple books
• ContemplativeOutreach.org 
• La Biblia a Través de los Ojos de Juan Wesley: 52 estudios bíblicos de discipulado by Philip Wingeier-Rayo

1. Prayer-Simply Breathe: 52 Breath Prayer Devotions and How to Create Your Own Prayers by Ken Hagler 2. Celtic Daily Prayer, multiple books 3. Creating a Life with God: The Call of Ancient Prayer Practices by Daniel Wolpert 4. Books on prayer: https://upperroombooks.com/?s=prayer 5. Articles on prayer practices: https://www.upperroom.org/resources/category/prayer 6. www.contemplativeoutreach.org 7. Pray as You Go (app) 8. The Methodist Book of Daily Prayer by Matt Miofsky 9. Sacred Space https://sacredspace.com/ 10. Holy Listening by Whitney Simpson 11. A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God by Rueben P. Job and Norman Shawchuck 12. This Day: A Way of Wesleyan Prayer by Lawrence Stookey 13. Praying in Color: Drawing a New Path to God (Expanded and Enhanced Edition) by Sybil MacBeth 14. A Bead and a Prayer: A Beginner’s Guide to Protestant Prayer Beads by Kristen E. Vincent 15. Mark Elder Psalm Oh God, my heart breaks at the loss of so many loved ones. My parents, close family members, childhood friends, and a dear pet All have departed this earth in just a mere five-year period. Each loss distinguishes light in my life; Putting me into greater and greater darkness And devoid of so many of my champions, paragons, and confidants. But when I pray to You and think upon these precious souls, I feel their presence in my life burning anew And am reminded of the powerful impact they have had on shaping me. In quiet fellowship with You oh God, I am always connected in love with those I have lost. I rejoice that these beloved live on as part of the communion of saints, No longer earthly ash but celestial spirit.  Lord, I give thanks that their light is not really distinguished, Just transformed into a new, undying warmth that illuminates and brightens my life every day. I praise You for holding them in Your tender care. Because of Your grace through Christ Jesus, I know there is the promise of new life today and always. With that assurance, I live my life with new hope.

1. Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human by Cole Arthur Riley

2. The Africana Hymnal: Black Sacred Music  by Abingdon Press

3. The Songs of Zion by J. Cleveland

4. Zion Still Sings for Every Generation by Abingdon Press

• Watch recorded webinar from January 6
• Read Soul Feast Chapter 5

The Art of Ceasing Resources:

• Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva Dawn

• The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call  by Marva Dawn and Eugene Peterson

• Monastery of the Heart: Joan Chittister  

• Sabbath by Wayne Muller

• Sacred Rhythms by  Ruth Haley Barton

• Sacred Rest by Sanudra Dalton Smith

• An Altar in the World by Barbara Taylor Brown

• Watch Recorded Webinar from February 3
• Read Soul Feast Chapter 6
• Read Prayer Transcription: 
When you no longer know how to be. May the father take you on your deeper journey. When you no longer know what to do. May the spirit reveal to you your fitting task. When all feels lost or foreign. May you know your home in Christ on the path that is before you. May you have companions for the journey. May you find Christ in the stranger, and may you know the love and blessing of God. In the name of God the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen, Amen.

Rediscovering the Fast Resources:

• Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity by Adam Hamilton

• Simplicity: The Freedom of Letting Go by Richard Rohr

• Watch Recorded Webinar from March 3
• Read Soul Feast Chapter 7

Self-Examination/Confession Resource List:

Confession: Spiritual Practices of Building a Life of Faith by Paul W. Chilcote

• Watch Recorded Webinar from April 7
• Read Soul Feast Chapter 8

Spiritual Direction Resource List:

Companions in Christ series: https://store.upperroom.org/product-category/companions-in-christ

The Awakened Life: An 8 Week Guide to Student Well-Being (specifically designed for college students): https://www.cokesbury.com/9781945935497-The-Awakened-Life?refq=awakened%20life

The Awakened Life for High School students: https://www.cokesbury.com/9780835819398-The-Awakened-Life-for-High-School-Students-Student?refq=awakened%20life

The Awakened Life for High School (Leader’s Guide): https://www.cokesbury.com/9780835819404-The-Awakened-Life-for-High-School-Students-Leader?refq=awakened%20life

• Join Live Webinar on May 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• Read Soul Feast Chapter 9

• Join Live Webinar on June 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• Read Soul Feast Chapter 10