An Ordinary Christian Woman

An Ordinary Christian Woman AOCW ministry's events, classes, retreats, 1-1 sessions are focused on spiritual formation, healing and seeking the transformation that only God can provide.

Ministry events and sessions are lead by Cecilia T. Whitacre and many other fabulous volunteers. an Ordinary Christian Woman ministry- offers opportunities for both women and men. We currently offer several opportunities to retreat each year; a New Year's Check-in, often early Fall and December (Advent) too. I facilitate various classes and groups during the year using the Connexus/Thriving; Recov

er your Life series and other Christ-centered studies. I also write curriculum and offer 1-1 appointments for Spiritual Direction, Immanuel Prayer or Mentoring. I humbly come to you as a fellow sojourner, learning right along with you. Through the study of His word and our own life experiences, we hope to create an opportunity for you to get away from your everyday routine and rest in His presence at our retreats. Whether it's for the first time or to further your awareness of constantly abiding in Him in new and fresh ways, our prayer is that the retreat weekends will bless you and glorify our Heavenly Father. "Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge." Psalm 62:5-7

04/29/2024

Open Yourself to God

To pray means to open your hands before God. It means slowly relaxing the tension that squeezes your hands together and accepting your existence with an increasing readiness, not as a possession to defend, but as a gift to receive. Above all, prayer is a way of life that allows you to find stillness in the midst of the world where you open your hands to God’s promises and find hope for yourself, your neighbor, and your world. In prayer, you encounter God not only in the small voice and the soft breeze, but also in the midst of the turmoil of the world, in the distress and joy of your neighbor, and in the loneliness of your own heart.



Prayer leads you to see new paths and to hear new melodies in the air. Prayer is the breath of your life that gives you freedom to go and to stay where you wish, to find the many signs that point out the way to a new land. Praying is not simply some necessary compartment in the daily schedule of a Christian or a source of support in a time of need, nor is it restricted to Sunday mornings or mealtimes. Praying is living. It is eating and drinking, acting and resting, teaching and learning, playing and working. Praying pervades every aspect of our lives. It is the unceasing recognition that God is wherever we are, always inviting us to come closer and to celebrate the divine gift of being alive.



In the end, a life of prayer is a life with open hands—a life where we need not be ashamed of our weaknesses but realize that it is more perfect for us to be led by the Other than to try to hold everything in our own hands.

Henri J. M. Nouwen

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