Donna’s Pilgrimage – on the road to beautiful

2/12/2006

Women’s Retreat

Filed under: Life — donna @ 9:04 am

I have never experienced anything like this….away in Gettysburg with a snowstorm threatening…those that didn’t let the weather report scare them away got more than their money’s worth.
Never before have I been to a gathering where God made Himself known as we set up, and never left.
Never before have I been to a gathering where every woman heard from God personally, was”ministered” to and “ministered” to others. Two of “my girls” came, and they were embraced by all the older women. There were no cliques, no groups, just women loving women in the most amazing ways. Now there were only 28 of us, but we connected with God and each other, and it was SWEET!
I even had requests for Lectio Divina on a regular basis. Only 4 of the women had ever done L.D. before, and it was with me. We used one of the hotel rooms where it was quiet, and we relaxed, and listened. Most of the women had never taken the time to slow down like that before. I tell you, it was sooooooo good.
There was no main speaker, no silly games, or activites, just lots of worship, prayer, Bible study, and quiet listening. Doesn’t get much better than that.
And now this snow….15 inches and still coming altho slowly. No place to go, a fire in the fire place, and time….I love it!

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