March 16, 2026
Doorway to the Sacred: Inner Journeys to Excavate the Holywith Stephanie Rutt
Start
June 5, 2022
at
9:00 am
End
June 5, 2022
at
12:00 pm
On the water we share in Lectio Divina, an ancient practice of listening to a piece of sacred wisdom, three times. Each reading includes a question to ponder followed by an extended time of paddling in silence. On this paddle on Lake Cochichewick, we will be accompanied by the wisdom of Fr. Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, mystic, prophet and writer.
Kent Harrop is an avid outdoorsman and an ordained American Baptist minister. He was introduced to contemplative paddling on a Zen meditation kayak trip to the Tongass Wilderness in Alaska in 2002. Since then, Kent has enjoyed guiding both novice and experienced kayakers and canoeists in the practice of "listening on the water."
A favorite verse of his is:
"Listen, and your soul will live." — Isaiah 55:3
Kent is a graduate of Andover Newton Theological School, the Shalem Institute for Contemplative Leadership, and the Franciscan Spiritual Direction Program. For 40 years, he pastored congregations. Currently, he leads Pray and Paddle events for Rolling Ridge, coordinates North Shore: SING (Spirituality in Nature Group), and serves as a Spiritual Director.
Kent can be reached at kentdharrop@gmail.com
Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center
660 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA, 01845
thestaff@rollingridge.org
Phone: (978) 682-8815
Fax: (978) 681-1162
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