Listening to the Song of the Heart

Emerging into life in response to God's invitation

Friday, February 18th, 6pm to Saturday, February 19th, 4pm

Led by Christopher Chapman

'Come', my heart says, 'seek his face!'

Your face, Lord, do I seek.

Psalm 27

Come and stay at our Urban Oasis and find some space and inspiration.

We are delighted to host a residential retreat with Christopher Chapman; cost £149   includes  single en-suite bedroom and full board.

Listening to the song of the heart

This retreat will give space to discover afresh the life-giving Spirit within the depth of our being. We live much of our lives on the surface, meeting the expectations others have of us or we have of ourselves. But God sees the heart: we are known at the level of our deepest desires and longings. It is in the heart that the Spirit of God stirs, drawing us into freedom and fruitfulness.

We are often too busy or too driven to hear this song of the heart. This retreat will provide the space and encouragement to hear and respond to the invitation of God’s Spirit in your spirit.

Christopher Chapman is an experienced spiritual director and retreat leader. He is a guest director at St. Beuno’s Jesuit Spirituality Centre and an associate tutor at St. Augustine’s College of Theology. Formerly he was Spirituality Adviser for the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. He is the author of three books published by Canterbury Press:

Seeing in the Dark: Perspectives on suffering from the Christian spiritual tradition

Earthed in God: Four movements of spiritual growth

Send my Roots Rain: Refreshing the spiritual life of priests