February and March are heavy travel months for me (and Dora). My first stop was Rome. Actually, I was in the mountains near Rome and never even saw the tourist sights! But that was okay with me. I was with 3 friends for a few days for the purpose of practicing spiritual disciplines, drawing closer to God, and to each other. The setting was perfect for getting away from regular life worries and activity. The location was beautiful and isolated. The rented house was plain but comfortable.Some spiritual disciplines we practiced:
1) Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) in community
2) A day of silence
3) Morning, afternoon, evening, and end of day prayers
4) Contemplative Listening
OK - is it a sin to be jealous of your spiritual discipline sojourn in the mountains of Rome? ;)
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So glad you and the guys got to do that! The benefits for you and us, in turn, are great because of your desire to grow ever closer to our Father!
ReplyDeleteEven if I was a bit jealous of the warmer weather and sun!
Jealous? How about "deeply desiring to have the experience that someone else has the privilege of having" ;-) The sun, the location, and the purpose for being there made this a grand slam get away.
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