A friend from another sister church invited me to attend a pastoral retreat last week. It took me 1 hour to get to the retreat side outside the city. When I drove along Ottawa River against the morning traffic, my heart started to praise the Lord for His creation...
The speaker, a fellow pastor from the US, has deep passion & conviction for spiritual formation & spiritual disciples. As a pastor (and a lead pastor particularly), I often feel overwhelmed by various ministries, e-mails, meetings, visitations & sermon preparations. This one-day retreat reminds me that I am a child of God, a husband & a father before being called to lead the congregation & take care of the flock. Once again I am reminded that "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Guess what? I started to write my spiritual journal again. It was almost 7 years ago, a period of discernment & uncertainty about the future after seminary, when I wrote my spiritual journal intensively.
I pray that I will be drawn closer & closer to Him every single day, not only during the retreat day.
I pray that everyday I will have time for spiritual retreat in the midst of busyness...
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