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Ephesians 4:31-32…..And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
A Tender Heart
During this day together, I would like to invite you to join me in exploring what it might mean to be tender hearted.What is a tender heart? Who are we to be tended hearted to , and how?
And,how does this tenderness connect with qualities of compassion, kindness and sometimes forgiveness?
We will re- encounter some aspects of the tenderness of Jesus’s heart, and we will have access to resources from the poetry of Mary Oliver, John Bell, Seamus Heaney and Eleanor Nesbitt, to help us think about our own experiences. We’ll also encounter some gentle embodied movements supporting tenderness to ourselves and others
Most importantly, we will have time to wander outside( weather permitting!) and inside – a chance to reflect on how encountering our own tenderness of heart might inform the way we want to live and be.
Alison is a volunteer counsellor , and spiritual care team volunteer in a hospice setting, and also provides training on behalf of the hospice across health trusts. She also offers spiritual accompaniment, is part of the facilitating team for the Midlands ecumenical course, and the Spiritual Accompaniment Forum in that area. She offers supervision in pastoral contexts.She has undertaken the Capacitar programme for embodied work in trauma and distress.
The day will begin at 10am and will include a 2 course lunch and concludes with tea and cake at 4pm.