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Retreat Experience Essay

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The retreat we had improved me a lot as a person and as a Christian. The experience I had led me to being closer with God. In this entry, I will narrate the experience I had. On the first day, we arrived there around 5 pm. I have visited that place before and the place was still the same as before, beautiful. We had our session that day and discussed about the importance of time and the meaning of retreat. After that, we had our dinner at the hall. I can feel the wholeness of the class over that simple matter. Before we ended the day, we had a meditation prayer and it really helped me reflect on myself. On that evening, on our room, my roommates and I talked over simple matters until it reached to the point that we had an open forum. …show more content…

It felt like the burden that I carry feels lighter. I realized that it was nice to have these kinds of forums to express your problems and have others share their suggestions and ease what you feel. After all of in our room shared our problem, we end the day by praying to God. For the second day, the heart of the retreat, we had more sessions that made us reflect on our life. For the afternoon session, we had an open forum as a class. I was surprised that even those who seems to have a perfect life or those who likes to joke around have problems of their own. But this time, as I share my own, I was trying to keep my emotions to the point that I was holding. I was not as emotional as the last time I shared it to my roommates, maybe because I already let them out the night before. But as I learn more about my classmates, I felt that we built a stronger connection because we have exposed ourselves to each other, in a way of opening up. After that we had the chance to choose a spot where we have a one-hour alone time with God. As I talked and prayed to him, all I want to say to Him was “thank you”. I was grateful for the experience he gave me, for giving me the opportunity to know myself better and

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