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Invitation to retreat, the gift and necessity of time away with God, Ruth Haley Barton

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Invitation to retreat, the gift and necessity of time away with God, Ruth Haley Barton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Invitation to retreat

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1031544726

Responsibility statement

Ruth Haley Barton

Sub title

the gift and necessity of time away with God

Summary

In these pages Transforming Center founder and seasoned spiritual director, Ruth Haley Barton, gently and eloquently leads us into an exploration of retreat as a key practice that opens us to God. Based on her own practice and her experience leading hundreds of retreats for others, she will guide you in a very personal exploration of seven specific invitations contained within the general invitation to retreat. You will discover how to say yes to God's winsome invitation to greater freedom and surrender. There has never been a time when the invitation to retreat is so radical and so relevant, so needed and so welcome. It is not a luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual life

Table Of Contents

Invitation to retreat -- Strategic withdrawal -- Just flop down -- The sources of our exhaustion -- Interlude -- Finding your rhythm on retreat -- Sweet hours of prayer -- Letting go of your grip -- Relinquishing false-self patterns -- Interlude -- Space for discernment -- Invitation to recalibrate -- Finding spiritual freedom -- Interlude -- Remember the signs -- In returning and rest you shall be saved -- Gratitudes

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