The Importance of Reflection, Part 2

Two weeks ago I mentioned that we schedule times of personal reflection during our retreat.  But, in addition, we have a time at the very end of the retreat that we call “Reflections.”  This is a time where we have the women consider what they have written down–how the Lord has spoken to their heart throughout the retreat.  It could be something directly from the teachings, but often God speaks personally to the women through quiet times, through prayer times, through promise scriptures, through worship and through communion.  We use this last hour of the retreat to give our women time to share with the whole group what God is doing in their lives, and how He has spoken to them.  This is a time to share what God has done.  I believe that sharing it both solidifies the truth for the one sharing,  but it also ministers to the group as they hear how God has worked so individually in their friends’ lives.

Of course, because we women like to talk, time to share has to be limited to two or three minutes so that no one woman monopolizes the time. It has always been a blessing to hear how God has spoken so individually and meaningfully to those who choose to share.