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“Give me Life by your Word” (Psalm 119:25) Last November 22-25, a group of 17 regular attendees of SOW participated in a 4 day silent retreat at Verbum Dei Tagaytay. As regular Sow attendees gathered for this retreat, there was a spirit of being “home” together with other SOWmates. One would think four days of silence would seem difficult but truly everyone felt so at peace in such a serene environment. It was a sanctuary to commune with the Lord as the Temario (Theme set) was tackled extensively by Fr. Filipe, Fr. David, Sr. Gabriela and Fr James. Some themes may be quite familiar but notably, it was at a more intense level. As one SOWer stated… “It felt that we were at the “heart” of Verbum Dei spirituality.” Temario: Life and Love, Your Life comes from love, Your life is for loving, To be Christ, Conversion, Mercy, Incarnation and Go and Make Disciples Every talk and every activity, whether it was the sacrament of reconciliation, rosary prayer, adoration and simple lighting ceremony were so meaningful that it was a challenge to choose one or two fruits from this retreat. This retreat was definitely not silent for the Lord spoke to us with each and every activity. To summarize, perhaps you can say we came back home with our hearts, our minds, our souls full…. with life and love!!! One fruit that echoed in us is the invitation to persevere. “How do you keep the fire burning or how do you keep the music playing?” It was interesting to note that the theme started with all of us asking the Lord to give us life by His Word…. but after deepening ourselves in His Word throughout the retreat… we are called by the Lord to give Him life by our word to others. Here are a few more photos of the event: With thanks to Emy Abaya and the WordNews team
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