Book Description
A personal retreat. We’ve never needed it more.
We run from one place to the next–from meetings and appointments to our kid’s soccer practice, from class to work to choir rehearsal, from the grocery store to small group–and then drop into bed later than we hoped, exhausted and dreading the morning. We want to slow down but don’t know how and don’t really believe that we can. And often, the idea of a personal retreat–time for solitude and silence–makes us feel as anxious as all our frenzied rushing. What in the world would we do with an hour, an afternoon or (gulp!) a whole day of solitude with God?
These retreats help us enter Psalm 23 rest, a place of true rest and trust in our loving, gentle Shepherd. Full of quotes to contemplate, Scripture to meditate on, questions, prayer and journaling ideas, and ideas for creativity, Jane Rubietta leads us to and through times of silence and solitude that will follow us into our everyday world as we learn to allow Jesus to guide, comfort and restore us.
- There are not many books written that so clearly explain how to conduct a spiritual retreat rather than emphasizing the necessity of doing so. This is a "must" for anyone seeking relief from everyday busy-ness.Jo Ann Rhodes, The Christian Librarian, issue 51 (1) 2008
- Warm and well-written guidance . . . Any Christian can benefit from trying the exercises in this book.Rick Willis, Baptist Standard, March 1, 2010
