Spiritual retreats are very important for any individual as its helps to cut off from all his or her worldly affairs and give him or her chance to be close to God. These kind of retreats can be taken individually or as a part of an organized group. The main idea is to pray, reflect, and realize one’s worldly worth. These spiritual vacations makes a person connect with inner soul. An individual can get successful in expedition if it plans daily spiritual activities right. Few planning examples are given:
List of prayers
An individual should make a list of the prayers for which he or she is going to pray during the time of retreat. You can divide their prayers into different broad categories, such as prayers for family, relationships, own personal growth among other things like world peace etc., One should keep a pen and paper with him and jot down anything that comes into their mind about which they want to pray in the withdrawing period. Once the broad categories are decided you can write down the specific things in these categories he or she wants to pray about.
Scheduling of prayer times
Although spiritual retreats are all about one’s praying ability and his or wish to come close to God. It is a good idea to make a praying schedule. Praying schedules help in praying for the specific things, that a person has listed down, at one particular time of the day. This way you can put all focus into one single prayer. The time allotted to each specification may vary, while praying time for few may be scheduled for longer hours of the day while others for short duration. One should choose the timings in the day for praying when mind is fully alert and settled. This scheduling helps in organizing time scale activities and help in making most out of the trip.
Books to read
Retreats are not completed without religious and motivational books. Spiritual trips are most different trips to take upon as it tests not only physical strength of a person but also tests power and focus of mind. Many people get disillusioned while taking this trip and he or she should carry and read motivational books during the trips in order to keep their focus in place. As these retreats are all about praying, people should carry their religious books along and pray from them along with studying them.
Plan to exercise
Prayer retreats are not just about praying but it is also about finding physical and inner strength too. One should make meditation and light exercise a part of his or her trip as meditation helps in calming the mind and introspecting while light exercise keeps the body and mind fresh and allows a person to think clearly.
Contact :
Contact Person: Maureen Sullivan
E-mail: [email protected]
Old Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Address: 4050 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA 92057-6402
Tel/Fax: (760) 757-3651
Website: http://www.sanluisrey.org/retreats/