The Fetzer Institute Kalamazoo, Michigan Mission We envision a world where everyone understands we are all part of one human family, and feels a sacred sense of connection to ourselves, each other, and our planet. In the world we seek, everyone is committed to courageous compassion. By boldly loving, we can be a powerful force for good in the face of fear, anger, division, and despair. The Fetzer Institute is a growing community of...
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Augustine Center Retreat House Conway, Michigan Welcome to the Augustine Center Retreat House The Augustine Center is a Roman Catholic retreat house welcoming individuals and groups for ongoing formation, education, and spirituality. We are located in Conway, Michigan, on the northern border of Petoskey. If you or your group needs a peace-filled haven from the worries of the world, please consider our home – the good food, clean...
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Pine needles pray, nestling down. Their scent rises. The Forest breathes and exhales prayer. Its wind moves into fissures. Granite takes it in and firmly issues a prayer to a mushroom lifted by its bold touch and sends it down to the juicy soil-cracked seeds whose prayer makes the Forest tingle down into the roots of the Great Oak embracing them all and touching the Great River of Light only those who pray can enter. Join in praying...
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Still Waters Buchanan, Michigan Still Waters is a retreat house that values the timeless need for silence, solitude, and spiritual companionship in order to better hear God’s voice and, therefore, be transformed by Him. We offer space to enjoy these gifts for a few hours or a few days. Maybe you are looking for a silent retreat in a beautiful and secluded place. Or perhaps you seek to be spiritually formed in a group setting....
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Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on Earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. You lived first, and you are older than all need, older than all prayer. All things belong to you – the two-legged, the four-legged, the wings of the air, and all green things that live. You have set the powers of the four quarters of the Earth to cross each other. You have made me cross the good road and road of difficulties, and where they...
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