Comments on: From our retreat at Ffald-y-Brenin, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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[…] Travel—lots of it this year. Ffald-y-Brenin in Wales, the New Forest, magical Istanbul in April, Ireland in June, Denmark in August, and equally […]

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:31:12 +0000

Reading speed--I had periods of severe exhaustion at various points in my life, and read slowly because of my exhaustion. Then, I became self-conscious and fearful about my reading speed which affected concentration. Have had prayer for this at various points, and believe it has been healed.

God's voice--It sometimes comes in clear sentences, and sometimes as an impression. I have made lots of mistakes in recognising it in my teens, twenties, and even thirties, but though trial and error, success and failure, am better at knowing it when I hear it now. "My sheep hear my voice." Sometimes, I sort of "see" Christ, and sometimes have great trouble in discerning what I should do!

Our youngest daughter is 12, so can't really be left home alone. I think I would feel guilty leaving the kids to go off on retreat, and it was good for them too!

By: Kathryn de Belle

Kathryn de Belle — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:29:36 +0000

There are several things of interest to me in this story, not least the place of retreat itself. Also, when you talk about reading-speed, do you really mean the physical process, or is a concentration problem?

When people talk about God speaking to them, I am intrigued, and maybe a tad envious. I used to think that it wasn't something to be taken literally, but now know that some people do hear God's voice. My spiritual director always asks, "What is God saying to you now" and I struggle to answer, which upsets me.

Interesting too that your whole family goes on retreat
together!