Reconnecting with God Workshop

As we entered the realm of spirituality, many of us left behind the authoritarian God that we grew up with. In the process, God became for us more safe, yet also more distant and impersonal. We kept God, but kept Him at arm’s length. This is reflected in the fact that as Course students, we talk more about—and talk more to—the Holy Spirit. Have we lost something in the process?

The Course’s concept of God is perhaps its greatest undiscovered treasure. It offers us a view of God that is not the traditional God, yet is also decidedly not the impersonal God of contemporary spirituality and the Course community. It is a beautiful concept of God—inspirational and deeply nourishing.

The Course also offers us a relationship with God. The separation was an act of trying to sever this connection. Wouldn’t the pathway back involve reversing that and actively relating to Him?

God can become for us the safest and most comforting thing in our lives. He can be where we turn for companionship, guidance, protection, and a positive sense of self. He can be the object of our desires, the great prize that is the end of all our travels. He can become for us the Creator Who began our existence, the Eternal Love we journey toward, and the Friend Who walks with us along the way.

This workshop will be divided into two days, each with two 1.5 hour sessions with a 15-minute break in between. Topics we will cover include:

Does God know that we exist?
Does God hear our prayers?
How should we conceptualize God?
What is the relationship between God and the Holy Spirit?
Why do we have so much baggage around God?
What is the “pull of God”?
What is God’s love like?
How can we safely allow our love for God back into our awareness?
What are the benefits of a relationship with God?
Should we use prayer to relate to God, and if so, how?
How does God fit into meditation?

We hope you will join us for this experience of reconnecting with God.

Please note: If you are unable to attend the workshop live, a recording will be sent out afterwards to those who register.

Robert Perry brings to A Course in Miracles many years of private study and public teaching. He began teaching at Miracle Distribution Center in 1986, and has since taught throughout North America and around the world.

Robert is the founder of the Circle of Atonement and the author of numerous books and booklets based on the Course. Among these are the popular An Introduction to A Course in Miracles and Path of Light: Stepping into Peace with A Course in Miracles. He is also the lead editor of the Complete and Annotated Edition (CE) of A Course in Miracles, based on the original handwritten notes of Helen Schucman.

Emily Bennington is executive director of The Circle of Atonement where she leads initiatives – including the Course Companions global online learning community – that bridge the Course’s unparalleled wisdom with practical application.

Prior to joining the Circle, Emily led training programs on spiritual intelligence and mindful leadership for numerous Fortune 500 companies. Emily is the author of three books, including Miracles at Work: Turning Inner Guidance into Outer Influence, which features a foreword by her friend Marianne Williamson.

From our origin in 1993, the purpose of the Circle of Atonement has been to be a bridge into the profound and unparalleled wisdom of A Course in Miracles. We clarify the Course’s sometimes difficult language in order to make possible a deeper understanding of its teachings. We then help you put those teachings into practice, explaining how to apply them in your everyday life. Our work grows out of our commitment to be as faithful as possible to what A Course in Miracles says. It also grows out of our years of dedication to walking this path ourselves and our desire to see the Course’s purpose realized in the lives of students and in the world.

Reconnecting with God

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