Personal Retreats

[FenderPriest]

Hey folks,

I was wondering if anybody here's ever done a personal retreat? What did you do? Where did you go? Did you have questions/things to think through, or just go plain without forethought? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this because I'd like to look into getting my wife some time for a personal retreat.

 

[VictorBravo]

Is a personal retreat like a vacation? I've heard of those. . . .

When I was young and single, I'd often pack up a backpack and take a notepad and sit in the mountains for a week or so at a time, writing, thinking, fishing, hunting, and so forth.

But now that I've been married, we sometimes take road trips somewhere quiet, and talk, write, and think--the fishing and hunting have sort of drifted to only occasional events. Usually these trips are only for a day.

I've found my favorite personal retreat lately is evenings at home, after all tasks and chores are done, sitting over a cup of coffee and talking with my wife and reading--and yet again, writing. We have some interesting and strange conversations, but they are not preplanned. It's a pleasant and edifying routine: we often sing Psalms and mostly discuss what we've been reading, how scripture observations relate to life, current events, and maybe the best way to cut up a chicken.

 

[PresbyDane]

Yeah get someone to drive you like 500 miles from were you live and walk back, that some of the guys over here do, it gives you time to think

 

[Herald]

I've taken a few personal retreats. A family in our church owns a cabin on top of a mountain in Pennsylvania. The cabin is 10 yards off the Appalachian Trail. It's the only structure on top of the mountain. I went up there for a Friday evening and Saturday day retreat. I prayed, read, walked the trail and spent time alone with God. It was refreshing. Our church is holding a mens retreat at the cabin at the end of March. I'm going up one day early to once again spend some time alone with God.

SHAMELESS PLUG: btw..if you're within driving distance of Harrisburg, you're welcome to attend our retreat. We are studying "How to develop a Christian world view."