Jose Parappully, the Director of Sumedha
Centre, facilitated an eight-day Spiritual Retreat for the Animators of
Communities of the Bombay
Province
The retreat was presented as a Desert
Journey, using the metaphors of “Wilderness” and “Paradise ”
as presented by the spiritual guru Henry Nouwen. The theme for the day was
introduced each morning at Mass and elaborated during the talk in the morning.
Sisters were given scripture references and specific questions for prayer and
reflection during the rest of the day. They also had opportunity to meet with
the facilitator for personal sharing. The experiences of the day were brought
to the Lord in prayer together in the evening.
Comments made after the retreat indicate
that for the sisters this was a “unique” retreat, the kind that “we never had
before.” They found it “really helpful” and helped them to have a “deep
experience of God’s love” as also to bring attitudinal and behaviour changes.
“A really nice retreat” was a common comment.
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