Reflection on my Retreat 2011

A very peaceful place

Having a retreat is a grab an opportunity experience for it happened only in a few moments of your life to be truly serious and focusing just to yourself and with God for more than a day. For my experienced, September 5-7, 2011 is such a memorable days of my life to take this kind of opportunity to have again my retreat after  four years then when I’m in my high school days also. It was catered at the very conducive place at St. Francis of Immaculate Conception, Saloma sa Kinaiyahan, Catulanan Grande, Davao City.

During the retreat days, I left all non-essentials behind and spent the time in silence and solitude with our Divine friend through daily meditation, prayer, listening to, encountering and experiencing the presence of God in our midst.

More time was spent for conscious and active participation in the daily Eucharistic celebration, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, individual and community group sharing and silence on the preferred areas. In fact, I could really concentrate and enjoy a sense of peace in my inner mind and heart.

some of my classmates since college!

There are lots of things that I able to recoil again my life after my three years of journey in my college years. I was able to remember those moments of my ups and my moments of down of having my stresses and enjoyable experiences in college days. It happened also that the forum happened, gives me the opportunity to give thanks and sorry for my classmates whose been with me for three years.

I reflected whether we need the guide all the time. Of course we need! However our guide will not be always a person, many times can be the Bible and sometimes some event can be our guide. I must be first of all a deeply spiritual person so that I can best show the way to God.

Noticed that, even how difficult the problem I may take, there are still solutions that exists for I cannot I able to proceed these ladder I’m stepping in here in fourth year of college if I didn’t able to finished and passed all those hindrances I’ve encountered in my previous years.

We need experience. Experience is the best teacher in our life. In the past I understood the meaning of a retreat as preparation for something like the vows. Now I realize that retreat means seeking God and His will for our life. I think all human beings need retreat especially religious. We are called to fulfill the will of God in our life. Retreats help me in making the right decisions.

 

The deepest part of me is reserved for God, and I know that to love the Lord our God is the heartbeat of my mission!