we had our retreat last december 1,2 and 3 at bagiuo city, the hygeia batch of nursing undergone to this spiritual activity to unwind and renewing our faith to God.
i belong to section a, whom our retreat master was father vhon rudolf villacarlos, the parish priest of talim island. i just want to share some thoughts about our retreat sessions:
the word retreat mans to surrender or to back out but it doesn't mean that it is a defeat, it is rather a triumph.
"what is essential is invisible to the eyes", we keep on looking for the perfect person, place, happening etc. but the things that we cannot see are in it's simplest form and all we need is to feel it and realize it's true meaning. i remember the movie 'kung-fu panda' where they train hard to get the position of being the dragon warrior, but when po, the panda was chosen and rewarded with the sacred scroll of the dragon warrior, it is empty and all he saw was the reflection of himself. sometimes, we expect the most out of other people especially from our family. but 'there are no perfect family or parents, but we can be a perfect child for our family'. change is the only constant thing in this world but we find it hard to do so.
we discussed about changing ourselves to be like Jesus, how to be like Jesus? the keywords were: Humility, Empathy, Sincerity, Unconditional love, Sensitivity
we should "put our problem down every end of the day" and simply talk to God, about your concerns, about how you feel, get your self near Him by conversing with Him through prayer. remember that 'God does not count your wrong doings, the only thing that He counts is the effort we do to stay away from sin' He recognize our simple efforts in repelling sin.
lastly, 'we always look for miracles to happen, but it's better if we will be the miracle to others' let us put words into action and make a change, a difference from what others routinely do. be unique and share your love to others.
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