Join GIPL on Friday, Sept. 25, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at Central United Church of Christ in Atlanta for Blessed Are They That Rest: A Vesper for the Weary — an evening of music, reflection, and communal nourishment that invites participants into the sacred practice of rest.
Through song, storytelling, and contemplative practices, this gathering will create space to reconnect with the rhythms of grace, restoration, and hope that sustain us in challenging times. This event is presented by Wisdom for the Storms Ahead – a GIPL-supported initiative that explores the spiritual, ethical, and communal resources needed to navigate the realities of climate change and ecological disruption.
The evening will be facilitated by Min. Julian Reid, founder of Notes of Rest®, a unique spiritual offering that invites the weary into the rest of God as practiced in Scripture and expressed through Black musical traditions. Join us for an evening of good food, meaningful conversation, beautiful music, and sacred rest as we consider what it means to receive and practice rest in a world longing for renewal.
General Admission is $20 and includes dinner. Doors open at 6 p.m.