Pray and Paddle with Braiding Sweetgrass

Program Details

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 Cochichewik, we will be
accompanied by the wisdom of indigenous author and PHD biologist Robin Wall Kimmerer. We will immerse ourselves in a reading from her book Braiding Sweetgrass.

This paradigm shifting book reminds us, that we are intricately connected to our
neighbors in the natural world.

About the Leaders

Kent Harrop

Kent Harrop is an avid outdoorsman and 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 that time, Kent has enjoyed introducing both novice and experienced kayakers and canoeists to the joy of 'listening on the water'. A favorite verse is "Listen, and your soul will live." ~ Isaiah 55:3 Kent is a graduate of Andover Newton Theological School, Shalem Institute for Contemplative Leadership, and the Franciscan Spiritual Direction Certification Program. For 40 years, he pastored congregations in Montana, California, Ohio, Oregon, and Massachusetts. He leads paddling retreats for a variety of groups: Recovery, environmental, congregations, interfaith. Kent currently serves as a Spiritual Director and leads Pray and Paddle events for Rolling Ridge. Kent can be reached at kentdharrop@gmail.com.