Workshop # 1: Irrigating Your Faith at MCYA 2019

Perceive, Mienh Christian Young Adult Retreat, Redwood Christian Camp, Boulder Creek, California
January 17-21, 2019

Irrigating Your Faith Workshop
Conversing on ideal faith ideology vs. the reality of faith that we face on a daily basis.  Everyone got to share their comparisons.  I asked for one observations.  Below are some words that were spoken about both ideal faith and the realities of faith.

Ideal Faith

Some words from Ideal Faith:
Happy
Complete
Lush
Abundant
Fruitful
Light is all encompassing
Community
Centered
Calm
Watered
Colorful
Hopeful
Concrete imagery

Reality of Faith

Some words from the Realities of Faith:
Darker
Less colorful
Distorted
Lack of clarity and consistency
Higher contrast
Separation (more white space in comparison to the ideal faith)
Less healthy
Shadows
Higher walls
Smudges
Imperfect
Chaotic, less organized and structured
More abstract

This workshop was an open conversation about faith and prayer.  There weren't any concrete answers.  no right or wrong answers.  Through the activity we all were able to see the realities we face daily.  The visuals speak for themselves.  Each word said helped us learn from one another and impacted how we perceive our faith. 

My hope for those who came to my workshop is that through the activity they were able to gain an ability to use visual language to help them flourish in their journey of faith.  



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