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Kontemplatiewe Samekoms 2026

Ons nooi jou hartlik uit na die tweede Kontemplatiewe Samekoms in Wakkerstroom.

Van Behoort na Lewe

Verlede jaar het ons saam ontdek wat dit beteken om te behoort—om 'n rustige tuiste vir die siel te vind in God se teenwoordigheid en by mekaar. Vanjaar beweeg ons dieper na die vrug van daardie tuiskoms: Ten volle lewendig.

Wat beteken dit om werklik lewendig te wees in 'n wêreld wat ons dikwels oorweldig, afstomp of weghou van die huidige oomblik?

Die Pad van Teenwoordigheid

Christelike kontemplatiewe spiritualiteit is nie 'n vlug wég uit die lewe nie, maar 'n reis tot betrokkenheid daarin. Dit is die doelbewuste keuse om stil te word, die geraas af te skakel, en met 'n oop hart teenwoordig te wees by die Ewige. Hierin ontdek ons dat die Gees ons nie net roep tot oorlewing of plig nie, maar tot 'n oorvloedige, bewuste lewe.

In die gedeelde stilte, die uitruil van stories, en die rustige ritme van die naweek, herontdek ons die polsslag van hierdie ou, beproefde pad. Jy is nie alleen op hierdie reis nie; kom vind nuwe besieling saam met medereisigers.

Wat om te verwag

Hierdie naweek is nie 'n tipiese, gestruktureerde retreat nie, maar 'n ruim samekoms in die historiese dorpie Wakkerstroom. Die program is doelbewus ontwerp om jou siel te laat asemhaal:

Meditatiewe sessies & refleksie: Tyd om bloot te wees.
Gekoesterde samesyn: Groep- en paneelbesprekings waar ons praktiese wysheid uitruil.
Ruimtes van stilte: Die dorp se pragtige historiese kerkgeboue sal oop wees vir persoonlike stilte en nadenke.
Kontemplatiewe erediens Sondagaand in een van die historiese kerkgeboue in Wakkerstroom. Die diens word deur ds Peet Boshoff gelei.

Program

Vrydag, 7 Aug 2026

17:00 – 19:00 Welkom in Wakkerstroom Sop en Brood

19:00 – 21:00 Opening: Intree in die Samekoms

Saterdag, 8 Aug 2026

06:30 – 08:00 Bewustelik loop, Meditatiewe Sit, Kraanvoëls

08:00 – 09:30 Ontbyt Selfsorg

09:30 – 11:00 Sessie 1: “Ten Volle Lewendig – Wat beteken dit?”

11:00 – 11:30 Tee / Koffie

11:30 – 13:00 Sessie 2: “Ten Volle Lewendig – Hoe?”

13:00 – 14:00 Middagete Selfsorg

14:00 – 18:00 Ontdek Wakkerstroom, Rus

18:00 – 21:00 Braai & Vuurput Eie vleis & drinkgoed

21:00 Rustige nag

Sondag, 9 Aug 2026

06:30 – 08:00 Bewustelik loop, Meditatiewe Sit

08:00 – 09:30 Ontbyt Selfsorg

09:30 – 11:00 Sessie 3: “Ten Volle Lewendig - Paneelbespreking”

11:00 – 11:30 Tee / Koffie

11:30 – 13:00 Sessie 4: “Ten Volle Lewendig – Waar?”

13:00 – 14:00 Middagete @ The Restory Bring en deel

14:00 – 18:00 Ontdek Wakkerstroom, Rus

18:00 – 21:00 Kontemplatiewe Diens

21:00 Rustige nag

Maandag, 10 Aug 2026

06:30 – 09:00 Bewustelik loop, Meditatiewe Sit

09:00 – 10:00 Gesamentlike Ontbyt - Wakkerstroom: Opbind en Samevatting

10:00 – Afskeid en vertrek

Praktiese Reëlings

Taal: Die geleentheid sal in Afrikaans en Engels aangebied word.

Plek: Wakkerstroom (Sessies vind in die dorp plaas; gaste reël eie verblyf in die verskillende

plaaslike fasiliteite).

Vir meer inligting en die skakel na die besprekingsvorm:

Besprekingsvorm

Met ons liefde.

George & Matilda

Whistle while you work

Drawing by Ron Leishman When last did you whistle while working? When last did you hear someone else whistle while working? Somehow it bothers me that whistling has become an almost absent element in our work. The sound of a person whistling a tune while busy somewhere in the house or out in the workshop conveys something of an underlying happiness, satisfaction and contentment. An enjoyment of the work itself. The tune need not be flawless. Applying more air than sound won’t lead to disqualification, as long as the intention is there. Whistling can even be replaced by singing in all that I’ve said up to now. The same principles apply. The absence of any of these two activities bothers me because it says something about us doing the work and the type of work that we do. Can it be that our type of labour in this 21 st century is not conducive to either whistling or singing? What type of work is that then – draining, stressful, pressured? Or are our conclusions ...

A likely Hero: Jara Cimrman

As Matilda has already indicated, one of the most difficult things to do after you’ve visited a country is to return and convey something of what you’ve experienced. How do you show a city’s many faces, introduce its inhabitants? How do you tell of the effects a history has on people and of a stance towards life that can actually not be translated into words? In the case of Prague, it is very helpful to have someone like Jara Cimrman. ~ ~ v ~ ~ Petrin Hill, on the left bank of the river Vltava running through Prague, is in many ways a site worth visiting. Climbing the 299 steps of the Petrin Tower, inspired by the Eiffel Tower, gives you one of the most beautiful views of the city. But by going down into its basement, you enter into the psyche of the Czech people. Here, quite unobtrusively, is the museum for the “ Genius, who has not become famous ”. Matilda and I almost stumbled onto it by chance and as we went through the exhibition, our amazement over this brilliant ...

Lessons in Sunbirdish (1)

I have no way of proving that God exists. For a long, long time I believed because I didn't think I had a choice. If it is a choice between heaven and hell, you do what it takes to secure your celestial seat. Somehow I never stopped to consider why I so strongly believed in a heaven and hell, but wasn't nearly as sure that there's a God holding the keys to them. Then the sunbirds came. Slowly but surely I am being taught the dialect I need to converse with God. Or rather, to follow on what seems to be a trail that God leaves me. Being just up ahead and beckoning me all the while, it's not a chase after or a search for God, but rather a joint venture with God scouting and reporting back when my spirit runs low on this journey through life. In A Rare Find and Bird on my window sill I touched on synchronicity. I have come to believe that consciously living our moments, awakens us to the fact that there are more things in this life than meet the eyeball. Things t...

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