Embrace These Hours
Welcome
In a world where contemplation and activism are often seen separately, this course seeks to integrate both, helping you balance spiritual grounding with social justice. You'll explore practices that foster rhythms of rest, reflection, and action, ensuring your work is sustainable and aligned with the way of Jesus. Our hope is to equip you to live as an integrated peacemaker, deeply connected to God and others as you pursue justice and reconciliation.
Learning Objectives
This course will introduce you to the intersection between the work of contemplation and justice . Upon completion, you will:
1. Understand Contemplative Activism
2. Integrate Contemplation and Action
3. Address Burnout and Sustainability
Lessons
Introduction
The Vigil Hour
Practicing the Vigil Hour
The Hour of Awareness
Practicing the Hour of Awareness
The Hour of Gratitude
Practicing the Hour of Gratitude
The Hour of Courage
Practicing the Hour of Courage
The Hour of Knowing
Practicing The Hour of Knowing
The Hour of Peace
Practicing The Hour of Peace
The Hour of Rest
Practicing The Hour of Rest
Meet the Instructor
Osheta Moore is a trained spiritual director living on Dakota land in Saint Paul, MN. She is an appointed Moravian pastor; she and her husband shepherd a community of “misfits on a mission, finding our identity in Jesus” called Roots Moravian Church. Osheta has authored two books, Shalom Sistas and Dear White Peacemakers. In her writing she calls us to own our Belovedness and proclaim the Belovedness of others (especially those marginalized and harmed by oppressive systems), so we can become genuine expressions of the Beloved Community right where we are. As a spiritual director, she carves out gentle, loving spaces for quiet and listening inspired by her favorite theologian, Howard Thurman: “In the stillness of quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair.”