Living the Spiritual Heart topic of Summer Spirituality Series Aug. 28

The Rev. Tilden Edwards will finish the seventh season of the Summer Spirituality Series with a look into “Living from the Spiritual Heart” Thursday, Aug. 28. The weekly presentations are held in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 211 Mulberry St. in Lewes, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The early Christian Desert Elders and their contemplative successors encouraged people to let their minds sink to their hearts, as happened in Jesus’ life. This is an opportunity to better understand the nature of the spiritual heart, and to participate in a guided meditation that will help one notice the difference it makes to ground the ego and mind in the direct, inclusive awareness of the spiritual heart.

In the spiritual heart people listen, see and act from deep self in God. When others share with the desire and practice of such heart-grounding, spiritual community and discernment are deepened. Such a way of being present in daily life also can bring vital gifts to families, work places, and larger human and earth communities.

Austin, Texas-born Edwards has designed and led many ecumenical extension programs for spiritual leaders, as well as workshops, retreats, and lectures related to the spiritual life for both ordained and lay people, across the U.S. and in Korea, Canada and South Africa.

Founder and senior fellow of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Washington, D.C., Tilden is the author of eight books, as well as writing for many periodicals. He graduated magna cum laude from Stanford, has a master of divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, a PhD from Union Graduate Institute, Anglican Studies from Episcopal Theological School, and an honorary doctor of divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1962 in Washington National Cathedral.

Fellowship and locally owned King's Ice Cream will follow each presentation.

In addition to providing spiritual resources for those seeking greater understanding of their own religion, or learning about others, Seekers uses the net proceeds from their store to help those in need, including the Cape Henlopen Food Basket, Doctors without Borders, work in Haiti and Centro Infantil in San Miguel de Allende.