End of Retreat Reflection
Five weeks ago, when we started the retreat, we started with the picture of the bubble people.
As we end the retreat let us look at that picture again. Where do you see yourself now? Has your position changed? Are you in the same position but a little bit happier there? Are you in a different position? And if so, how do you feel about it? Record your thoughts in your prayer journal.
How have you found using the prayer journal?
Has it been useful to use it to capture your thoughts and feelings?
Have you found it difficult to use, if so, why?
Would you try using the journal again? Have you read your journal and reflected on your thoughts and feelings outside of specific prayer time?
Your Prayer
Did you pray at a specific time every day, or did it vary?
Did it help or hinder your prayer time?
Did you have a focal point e.g. candle/ crucifix? Did you find that helped?
What did you struggle with? What did you find difficult? What were your barriers to prayer? Did you find a way to overcome them?
If not going forward what do you think would help you?
How did you find using online resources to aid prayer?
Did they help you or did you find it difficult to navigate ?
Which week did you enjoy the most?
This might be an obvious answer for you, or you may need to think about it.
Which prayer form did you find easiest and spoke to you the most? Why?
This is the prayer type that you need to spend more time with, the basic rule is: ‘Pray as you can not as you can’t.’ Spend more time experimenting with this prayer style.
Was the prayer style that didn’t agree with you? If so, forget it and don’t worry about it.
If there are some you are unsure of and want to spend more time with?
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The exercises will be staying on line to allow you the opportunity to revisit them in your own time, they will be live until the end of November.
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Thank you for taking part in the retreat and we hope it was of some use to you. If you would like to send feedback about how you found the prayer retreat please send it to: stgeorgesweb@yahoo.com
