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It is decades ago. I am standing in the hallway of my first Jesuit retreat house ever. An eye level bulletin board is before me with fliers about The Spiritual Exercises, the 30-Day Retreat. I am fascinated. I want this experience (but for all the wrong reasons). Yet God uses this time and place to plant a seed.
Fast forward three or four decades. God and I have been walking together a while. This time God is calling and I have just journeyed through The Retreat in Everyday Life, the Spiritual Exercises spread out over the past 9 months. The Holy Spirit has moved, touching and changing my life. I recall saying that my faith at the beginning of this retreat was like a beautiful picture, but I now experienced it as a deep, rich tapestry. Special to me was Jesus desiring an individual, personal relationship with me. Traveling with others, I was gifted with new ways of praying, of sharing, of connecting with Scripture, and I now hear a call to serve in bringing about God’s Kingdom.
It is now four years later. As in any loving relationship, my walk with Jesus has drawn me into deeper commitment and growth in our friendship. God invites. Sometimes I say “yes,” sometimes I resist, but there is movement. I find it amazing that the Lord of the Universe walks One on One with me. I know I am loved. Loved just as I am.
To me, The Retreat in Everyday Life is the gift that keeps on giving. I would wish everyone the grace of a deepening walk with God. I believe God yearns for growth and wholeness for each of us in our own intimate journey with God’s Self. Why? Because we are loved so very deeply. And so that we may become that Love ourselves.
I am filled with gratitude for my personal journey from Seed to ongoing Experience.
Where is God inviting YOU today?
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