The retreat will consist of moving through six stations: 1 - Cloud Gate (K), 2 - Millennium Park Monument (L), 3 - City Streets (Michigan Ave and surrounding), 4 - The Crown Fountain (I), 5 - The Lurie Garden (F), 6 - BP Bridge (E). At each station, you will be lead through four phases: Play, Pause, Stop, Record. Below is an overview of each.

You will be on your own as you move through these stations. We have set 30 minutes for each. However, don't feel that you have to stick to this outline. Feel free to change key, adjust tempo, to find God's rhythm and join it. This day is about you meeting with God and working things out. He may have a different score written for you. Be open to His Spirit. Do what you need to do, even if that means just finding a quiet place to sit.

When you start each element, you will find a quote or two, followed by the Play list. Read through the quotes, the written word may cause you to pause before listening to the music. Then settle into the music. Ruminate on it; allow it to sink into your bones. Ask the Spirit to reveal to you what God has for you right now, in the moment. Look around, or close your eyes. Let the beauty of your surroundings mesh with the music, and let God reveal Himself to you.

While listening to all the songs or just one, move to Pause. Read through the questions you find there. Some will jump off the page, others will slide away, unnoticed. If you find yourself drawn to a question, take the time to think it through. Engage it. You have the time, take the time. If you feel yourself resisting a question, definitely work on it. Often in our resistance lies the area of our heart that God most needs to deal with. Be open to dissonance. Today is the day you wrestle with those minor keys in your heart.

When you are ready, read through the Scripture found in Stop. Take your time here. Often it seems that we skip through the Word, at times because we have read the passage so often, it is overly familiar. Don't allow this to happen. Even if you know the passage by heart, read it anew. Read it with the backdrop of music and beauty.

Then, begin to Record. Write down your prayerful response to what God is showing you. Pour out your anguished cries of abandonment if you feel God is distant. Create a marker, showing what God has done or will do. Record a thought, sight, sound, anything that will remind you of everything God is showing you.

Once you are ready, move to the next element. Remember, this is only a suggested outline. Be open to God keeping you at the first element all day. He knows what He needs to get through to you. Let Him work.