10-Week Class Overview: Divorce: Your Pilgrimage to Wholeness
Class | First Half
(60-75 minutes) | Second Half
(60 minutes) | 1 | - Welcome
- Opening prayer
- Group introductions
- Story of Spiritual Geography
- Introduction to the map, divorce as pilgrimage
- State intentions of workshop:
purpose, process, outcomes - Establish guidelines:
class agendas, format
sharing protocols
materials
assignments
| - Introduction to sacred journaling, four keys to effective journaling, setting up sacred space, what to expect
- Sample sacred texts
how to choose texts
how to use texts - Initial writing topics/questions
- Closing prayer
| | | Assignment: Get a journal, review and select sacred texts, set up journaling space, establish daily spiritual practice, write about assigned questions, prepare feedback statement on journaling experience. | 2 | - Opening prayer
- Share group’s feedback on journaling
what’s working, what isn’t - Share sacred texts
what choose, why
share quotations
compile shared list
| - The Spiritual Geography Locator, Interactive Mini-Locator, Full-length Locators
- Take the appropriate Locator
- Share locations
- Closing prayer
| | | Assignment: Review the Locator, establish location, begin to build personal map, identify key issues for sacred journaling, write daily, prepare feedback statement on Locator and writing. | 3 | - Opening prayer
- Feedback on Locator and issue-specific journaling
- Exploring the map
not linear
how to be in two countries
tracking progression - Five components of each personal-prayer development exercise:
icon, prayer, meditation, story, guide
| - Welcome to the Country of Betrayal:
terrain, weather, emotional landscape, landmarks, road signs, prayer ticket, visa entry stamp, exit readiness, spiritual gift - Overview of Betrayal prayer topics
- Listen to a prayer from Betrayal
- Closing prayer
| | Assignment: Write daily, explore the country of Betrayal, track location on the map, prepare feedback on experience of Betrayal. | 4 | - Opening prayer
- Share experiences in the Country of Betrayal
| - Welcome to the Country of Pain:
terrain, weather, emotional landscape, landmarks, road signs, prayer ticket, visa entry stamp, exit readiness, spiritual gift - Overview of Pain prayer topics
- Listen to a prayer from Pain
- Closing prayer
| | Assignment: Write daily, explore the country of Pain, track location on the map, prepare feedback on experience of Pain. | 5 | - Opening prayer
- Share experiences in the Country of Pain
| - Welcome to the Country of War:
terrain, weather, emotional landscape, landmarks, road signs, prayer ticket, visa entry stamp, exit readiness, spiritual gift - Overview of War prayer topics
- Listen to a prayer from War
- Closing prayer
| | Assignment: Write daily, explore the country of War, track location on the map, prepare feedback on experience of War. | 6 | - Opening prayer
- Share experiences in the Country of War
| - Welcome to the Country of Illusion:
terrain, weather, emotional landscape, landmarks, road signs, prayer ticket, visa entry stamp, exit readiness, spiritual gift - Overview of Illusion prayer topics
- Listen to a prayer from Illusion
- Closing prayer
| | Assignment: Write daily, explore the country of Illusion, track location on the map, prepare feedback on experience of Illusion. | 7 | - Opening prayer
- Share experiences from the Country of Illusion
| - Welcome to the Country of Surrender:
terrain, weather, emotional landscape, landmarks, road signs, prayer ticket, visa entry stamp, exit readiness, spiritual gift - Overview of Surrender prayer topics
- Listen to a prayer from Surrender
- Closing prayer
| | Assignment: Write daily, explore the country of Surrender, track location on the map, prepare feedback on experience of Surrender. | 8 | - Opening prayer
- Share experiences from the Country of Surrender
| - Welcome to the Country of Choice:
terrain, weather, emotional landscape, landmarks, road signs, prayer ticket, visa entry stamp, exit readiness, spiritual gift - Overview of Choice prayer topics
- Listen to a prayer from Choice
- Closing prayer
| | Assignment: Write daily, explore the country of Choice, track location on the map, prepare feedback on experience of Choice. | 9 | - Opening prayer
- Share experiences in the Country of Choice
| - Welcome to the Country of Peace:
terrain, weather, emotional landscape, landmarks, road signs, prayer ticket, visa entry stamp, exit readiness, spiritual gift - Overview of Peace prayer topics
- Listen to a prayer from Peace
- Share examples of daily prayer
- Review map and countries of Spiritual Geography
- Closing prayer
| | Assignment: Write daily, explore the country of Peace, track location on the map, prepare feedback on experience of Peace, prepare personal daily prayer, prepare thoughts on the journey. | 10 | - Opening prayer
- Share experiences in the Country of Peace
- Share personal daily prayers
| Closing discussion:
- Thoughts on the journey as a whole
- Experience with Spiritual Geography, journaling
- Feedback on workshop organization and content
- Share plans for the remainder of the journey
Closing prayer of thanksgiving
| | Ongoing Assignment: Continue daily spiritual practice. Retake Locators to identify location and issues and track personal pilgrimage. |
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