It has been one of those weekends where you know you had a life-changing experience with this Awesome God! And I am so sure that in a couple of years, I'd look back at this weekend so proclaim from the heavens that started that deepening of 'My Journey with Jesus'.
Just because of the weekend that just passed, I had to tell so many white lies as I was just so fearful and wasn't ready to tell anyone where I was going. But after the retreat, God has really instilled in me the confidence that, "I should be afraid but to just have a little faith in God! For God always knows!" And so over this weekend, I was at the 'Jesuits Vocation Retreat'. And for many people, this may seem like something really simple or even easy to tell people. But for me, I just felt like I didn't want anyone to know about this. I just was so fearful of telling people about this!
But after the retreat, God made me feel so special and really gave me the confidence to go public with the fact that I will be taking the next 12 months to discern my Vocation!
The weekend was really amazing for me in so many ways. It was a time where God yet again introduced me to the Ignatian Contemplation where we would use our imagination to allow God to speak to us through the passage we will read before entering the time of imagination and silence! As I entered the retreat on Friday night, I was really so excited and I just was so aware that God would surprise in ways I could never imagine! God was about to really intensify my walk with him!
But even before I reached the retreat venue, there was intense excitement. I was on the way there on the bus. And ever since I came back from my aussie trip in Perth, I picked up a really lovely habit to always greet and thank the bus driver whenever I boarded/alighted the bus. And I really praise God for this grace he has blest me with! And as soon as I alighted the bus, I realised that I have left my mobile phone in the bus. And as I started to panic, God quickly prompted me to flag for a cab and chase the bus. Within seconds I boarded the cab and was on a chase for the 1st time in my life! Although I was so doubtful that I could still get my mobile phone back, the cab driver reassured not to worry! We got in front of the bus at a traffic light junction. And I started to wave to the Bus driver and praise God that he remembered me. I then got out of the cab and boarded the bus in the middle of a busy road. Thank God I found my phone. Then I dropped off at the next bus-stop and headed to the retreat place! What a experience even before the retreat begun!
Stay tuned for my intensified silent prayer experience in Part II!
Praise you O GOD!
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