Feedback on a retreat organized along the line of the spirituality of the Chosen Ones of Jesus.
I realize with amazement how different each retreat is, both in relation with the people who are present and at the level of the exchanges and behaviors throughout the day. On a total of 18 registered people, 15 attended. It was a very nice retreat. The Lord is simply great!
The first night, an elderly couple was present. The man, ill and suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, could not come back, but his wife shared that it has been three years since they both wanted to attend this retreat. Every time, they had been prevented from doing so. This time, although she had always cared for her husband and never left him alone, he told her to participate in the retreat despite his absence. This gave her tremendous relief, she said; she needed this new inner freedom.
A 20-year-old woman, whose faith was limited to believing that God exists, remained silent during the retreat. On Sunday, during a period of sharing, she spoke to tell us how much it felt good to perceive and feel herself as being so small. She thought she was “special” and finally realized that we are all that way in the eyes of God!
A lady spent most of the time between lectures before the Blessed Sacrament. She later explained to me what she experienced during the retreat: when she thought that everything had always gone well during her childhood, Jesus allowed her to see all the burden she carried in herself. Another lady, who has had significant problems with her shoulder and right arm for three years, didn’t feel any pain during the retreat.
These are the wonders that Jesus continues to operate. And for my part, even if this retreat was the 22nd, I still live it as if it was the first!

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