Larry Peacock is a retired UMC clergy, previously the Executive Director of Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center in Massachusetts, and Director of the Franciscan Spiritual Center in Portland Oregon. He is a graduate, former Advisory Board Member, and current faculty teacher in the Academy for Spiritual Formation. He is the authour of Openings - A Daybook of Saints, Sages, Psalms and Prayer Practices, and The Living Nativity: Preparing for Christmas with St Francis. He offers spiritual direction to clergy and retreats on prayer and spiritual practices.