I got back from my retreat yesterday afternoon and although tired I am refreshed and have much to ponder. So much truth to prayerfully consider and process. My friend and I were blessed right at the start of this weekend when we could not be in the assigned housing due to some physical needs. We were given instead a whole cabin to ourselves. You cannot imagine how many times we did a little rejoicing and praise over this gift! It may seem like a little thing but to share a bunk house with four other women with one bathroom and shower is pretty difficult. So the two of us instead had only to share the one bathroom bunkhouse with each other. Let me just say we managed harmoniously together. We came away feeling very loved by God and thankful for his generosity to us.
The speaker was amazing and she brought to light much related to our life's struggles and joys. There is much to gain by retreating to a country setting along a lake with 200 women. It stretches you and pulls you out of your comfort zone at the same time as pulling you in and giving you reason to be thankful for what you have been blessed with. So now I pause to reflect and seek God in a quiet place here in my own home. I am blessed!
Isaiah 40:28 ~ 31
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and His understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in The Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
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