{"id":972,"date":"2021-09-04T16:58:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T15:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/?p=972"},"modified":"2021-11-01T16:31:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:31:59","slug":"benedicts-well-6th-of-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/news-from-the-oblate-community\/events\/benedicts-well-6th-of-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict&#8217;s Well &#8211; 13th of September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/091321ep-g-s-1024x875.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/091321ep-g-s-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/091321ep-g-s-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/091321ep-g-s-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/091321ep-g-s-70x60.jpg 70w, https:\/\/oblates.wccm.org\/v2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/091321ep-g-s.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For refreshers, our speaker,&nbsp;<strong>Julie Roberts<\/strong>, while working as a life coach and exploring spiritual direction in 2003 discovered the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). 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