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| | Quiet Gardens and Quiet Spaces
A Ministry of Hospitality and Prayer
"As Jesus and his disciples were on their way,
he came to a village
where a woman named Martha opened her home to him." Luke
10:38
The Quiet Garden Trust encourages the provision of a variety of local venues
where there is an opportunity to set aside time to rest and to pray. These may
be:
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- in private homes and gardens
- which are open for occasional days of stillness and reflection. For those
who visit these become an oases, places of withdrawal and meeting, of
spiritual refreshment and support. Around the hearth or in the sunlight,
concerns are shared, stories told and prayer is offered.
- in retreat centres or local churches
- which offer within their premises an area of beauty and peacefulness
dedicated to quiet prayer and solitude.
- in inner city areas
- which seek to create places of stillness and beauty amidst the hustle and
bustle of life, sometimes in apparently unpromising surroundings. These can
become a focus for the local community.
Each Quiet Garden, while being affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust, is
encouraged to organise its own programme and to respond to local needs.
There are opportunities for contact and help from other Quiet Gardens and
from the Trust staff at the centre.
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