Join Lydia for a 6-part video series, Cultivating Gratitude!

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The Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland is delighted to welcome you to our 6-part video series, “Cultivating Gratitude”, which uses prayerful reflection to help us to find space to notice the good in our lives, even amidst our struggles. In each video, Lydia Monds, CMH:I Ministry Leader, shares a reflection and leads a meditative practice which invites you to slow down and notice God’s goodness. Lydia says:

“There’s a lovely sense of warmth and hope when we tend to the good in our lives, let our gratitude linger, and offer it to God, the source of all good things.”

Join Lydia as she reflects on different aspects of gratitude and the benefits of living life with a grateful heart. Gratitude doesn’t pretend that things are great when they’re not, but it scans for the good, even in the midst of suffering. As a way of life, it improves our wellbeing, boosting our mood and outlook, and supports us turning towards God from whom all good things flow. The sessions are: Week 1: A Wider Lens; Week 2: Savouring the Good; Week 3: The Widening Circles of Connection; Week 4: Making Room for Ritual; Week 5: Our Deepest Longings; Week 6: Gratitude for Nature.

Cultivating Gratitude is a donation-based series – you can sign up HERE via Eventbrite, or, if you prefer, email us at hello @ministryofhealing.ie to donate via bank transfer or PayPal.

Watch a clip of one session here:

Each video session is about 20 minutes long. Now that you have signed up, you have permanent access to all the sessions, so you can practice as often as you like. Watch them whenever you have some time in your week – no need to be free on a set day at a set hour! And you are welcome to return to watch them and practice gratitude again, whenever and as often you would like. You also have access to a worksheet for each session: each worksheet contains more detail about the scientific research into gratitude, as well as poems, and extracts from books on Christian spirituality. These texts explore topics such as play, rest, and hope in relation to thankfulness. The worksheets also offer questions, tailored to Lydia’s sessions, to awaken your curiosity about your responses to the videos, and help you to explore gratitude in your
own life. Finally, each worksheet ends with Biblical passages on the session’s theme, and a prayer to say to end the session. The worksheets can easily be read on a phone or tablet – or printed, if you prefer that. Each worksheet consists of two A4 pages.

Wellspring – book now to join this gentle day

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Our lovely day retreat ‘Wellspring’ is returning in January to offer an oasis in the city, and gentle contemplation amidst the noise and agitation of life.
Bookings are limited to 10 people due to space restrictions, so do book your place to avoid disappointment.
The day is led by Lydia, Julie and Nathalie who facilitate contemplative story and prayer, a scripture circle and a response through art.

Be Still & Know returns in 2026

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Are you destabilised in yourself due to the instability in the world?
Are you in search of something deeper and more meaningful than a shiny resolution?
Come along to our lunchtime sessions ‘Be Still and Know’ and turn towards the Prince of Peace. By resting in His Peace, we, in turn, can bring that peace to the world around us. By coming exactly as we are and experiencing acceptance and belonging and love, we can be restored by how God sees us.
You are welcome to come for one, two, three or four of the sessions. Camera on or off Sitting, lying, standing, walking. A quiet space for community and intention to turn towards the Source of our lives.