Retreat
Session 4 was titled ‘Camera Shots’. We were to quietly contemplate the idea
taken from photography of ‘Long Shots ‘ranging through to ‘Extreme
Closeups’. This idea was applied to how we view certain aspects and events
in our life and dealings with people and situations.
We then discussed ‘Personal Discernment and a Daily Examen’ which is a
process of looking back through our day and finding God in it. A brainstorming session after this produced a whiteboard of practical ideas from a church
angle. We used the ‘Wesleyan Quadrilateral’ – which focused our thoughts
within the areas of Experience/Reason/Tradition/Scripture.
Our day concluded with participants sharing their ideas from the day and then
the creation of a 5 Word Prayer. Some of these Chris was going to use in the
St James’ service the next day. Some discussion was had on holding a
shared, St Margaret’s/ St James’, weekend here next year.
The retreat was a peaceful but thoughtful experience spent in beautiful surroundings. Copies of the printed material are available from the participants
or Chris.
St Margaret’s News
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Pam Kelly
December 2015