This week's readings address themes of grief, loss, and tragedy by emphasizing possibilities of restoration, healing, and hope. The Embracing Hope event is an opportunity to practice intentional reflection on a situation in your life that needs healing or hope. Guided by professionals from the University Counseling Center, Gender Relations Center, and Student Health and Wellness, you will participate in restorative activities like painting, guided journaling, and kintsugi and relate these practices to nurturing hope. In doing so, you will actively address some of the questions asked by Laura Miller-Graff's refraction video like "How are we active agents in hope as we encounter brokenness?" and "How do we experience hope both in how we see others and in how others see us?" (Miller-Graff, p. 141)
Guidelines
"And so it is with us: through the fissures of our broken journeys, with pieces of our own heart shatted on the ground, we journey by God's grace into the New Creation. God sees beyond our shattered remains. He picks them up and sings a song over us."
- Makoto Fujimuru, Art and Faith (2020)
The Embracing Hope event takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 in Duncan Student Center Room 210. Register and attend an event.
Registration is limited to 50 students.
After attending the event, record at least five quotes or observations in your commonplace book and reflect upon them.
After signing up, click below to add the event to your Google Calendar.