RETREAT

 RETREAT: LIVING A LIFE OF LOVE

Retreat gives us something to learn about ourselves and to reflect with others. My experience coming or joining the retreat events are special. Though, this year I really learned something that make me realize something that I didn't know through the years of living. I became more mature in doing things and doing good deeds to others because of knowing of God’s presence. One of the discussions there was, “What is my purpose here on earth” that the speaker told us some points of what It really my purpose here on earth. This year our topic is about love (live a life of love), that he told us that premature sex and other types of it are the causes of many despair in life, also he discussed/ taught us some lessons that can make me closer to God and closer to everyone. 

We have different purpose in life but living by loving yourself and others are the good things I learned. Understanding the struggles in life made strong bonds among us and had a great time with each other. These events or happenings in life come once in a lifetime that we can learn some on it. You’ll feel renewed and refreshed before you sleep and when you woke up that you can feel the love of God flowing from your body. God loves us that’s why he give us his son to vanquished our sins and left the Bible to learn many lessons, life is full of love and always treat others as you treat yourselves. Our purpose in life is to serve God and to share the good news in life. 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” JOHN 3:16

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WORSHIP

WORSHIP EXPERIENCE: LESSONS

Every Sunday my family and I always go to church masses for the sake of learning new things and lessons in life. Every church has its own ways of expressing / teaching about the word of God but they have the same goal of spreading the good news to the people who need it and to give motivations through real life situations. Last Sunday, the pastor talked about the songs on the book psalms that according to him there are people who keep their feelings locked inside that they don’t want to bother people around them. The songs on the book of psalms touched our hearts because of never ending lessons and praise & worship for God. I learned many things from Church’s mass and reflect it on my life. The bible gives us advice and guidelines on how we live our life,

 it sometimes tells us stories that are similar to ours. Every Sunday has its own topics and each of it really are exciting and enjoyable because our souls gained hope and we can get mind blowing stories My experiences from worship Sundays were so amazing that until today I can really motivates me and energizes me to live my life with God and with his son the Lord Jesus Christ. 

We really need to go on a Church to experience his full presence and to have a community which is doing the same thing we do. I have no favorite topic or Sunday mass discussion because every teaching of the pastors is really great that they are all my number one. Great experiences and lessons are important in life because from it you can move forward with a better attitude and better understanding of life which we learned from the experience we had in the past. 

“You keep the track of all my sorrow,you have collected all my tears in your bottle, you have recorded each one in your book" Psalms 56:8

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LIFE VERSE

LIFE VERSE: "WE LIVE BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT" 
2 CORINTHIANS 5:7

For my generation, we are living on a gadgets and visual world. We often judge people on what we see and sometimes we give up because we see it so hard to do. We struggle because of what we are seeing on the outside but not in the inside. In the example of the 
movie book of Eli, there is a man that is blind who keep on walking even if he don’t know where he was going and even if he don’t see what lies ahead. For me this verse has a special meaning because my life and this verse are similar. It makes me special and it gives me motivation when it comes to my everyday life. It changes what I do in many ways and it makes my life move according to what God plans it for me. Living by faith means we live on the word of God and doing what he taught. He lives in me; I’m faithful to him that’s why my problems are easily solved. I always let God decide what I’ll do and choosing what comes after I decide something. Living a life in faith is just so good for inner beauty (soul) and for good deeds. God made us all to share in his teaching and to have faith in him, yet we always judge his magnificent creation by its outer appearances. My life had been so great ever since I accepted the Lord as my savior.

A VIDEO CLIP FROM THE BOOK OF ELI (2010)

WORSHIP

         Do you go to church every Sunday? If you do, you must know or experienced worshiping God. If not, please make it a habit to go to church. It is our responsibility as Christians. Worshiping God means that we praise Him and appreciate the things that he has given to us. Even though God doesn't need our worship, it doesn't that we should stop from worshiping Him. We are still his sons and daughters. We should show to Him that we are strong against Satan’s power.

 
 The most sacred worship is the Holy mass. Honestly, I am not a catholic, I am a Born again Christian. In our church we referred it as Sunday service. Born again service is far from the catholic mass. In our church, we praise and worship god through clapping our hands with joy and singing whole heatedly. We sing 2 kinds of music for praise and for worship. Praise songs are the lively ones while worship songs are the slow songs. As we praise him we lift our hands and say our adoration and thanksgiving to him.

                

Worship is not just in church, but also applied in our daily acts. If we worship Him, we should always obey his commandments. Worshiping is not just under the roofs of the church, but what’s more important is what you do outside.

                                                                                                                                                                          

RETREAT

Have you experience having a retreat? If you ask me, I've attended two different retreats. I want to share to you my experiences in my recent retreat. It was on September 18-19 2013 at Capuchin retreat , Lipa, Batangas. I will share to you my unforgettable moments and the lessons I've gained.

One unforgettable moment was our class sharing. Everyone in our section shared something about their life. I thought that I knew my classmates but that change when they shared their personal life. For example you know someone that person always laugh and doesn't take anything seriously, that laugh was only a facade hiding his/her problems in life. So never judge a person, easily you have to know him/ her better. Last unforgettable moment was our free time. During that period we can go around the vicinity. The place was so peaceful. I've

reflected what I've done wrong in the past.

Live a life of love, our theme in the retreat I felt the love of God in our retreat. I felt closer to God because of the activities we’ve done God sacrificed his one and only son, Jesus just to save us from our sins. Because of us Jesus suffered much. It breaks my heart every time I
watch that clip from the movie “the passion” where Jesus was crucified. I realize that I should appreciate the things god has given to us. So we should always be thankful for pour lives. Every day I pray, I thanked God for all the things he has given to me. Even I have problems God is always besides me. He guides and protects me everywhere I go. I trust God with all my life. If you trust God he will light your way until you’re with him in his kingdom

LIFE VERSE

 

LIFE VERSE:
             IF ANY OF YOU LACKS WISDOM, YOU SHOULD ASK GOD, WHO GIVES GENEROUSLY TO ALL WITHOUT FINDING FAULT, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU.
                          James 1:5
 Does anyone of you have a life verse? What is a life verse? It is a bible verse that you carry in life. It can motivate you; inspire you to do things in your life. Let me share my life verse and the story behind it. It goes back when I was in elementary. If my memory serves me right, I learned that verse from our devotion in our school. It hit me, because all I was experiencing was problems; problems in academic and in personal life. You know teenager years, full of changes and adjustments. I learned from this verse that if you need wisdom, pray to god and he will give you wisdom to solve any problems you face.

Now, that verse is still I my heart. Keeping me inspired to study harder. I know that in every challenge I face God is with me. I also learned that you should also study hard. That verse doesn't mean that God will pour knowledge to you. You should also do your part. There’s a saying that “do the Best and God will do the rest”. Study hard and pray before anything else. God will surely guide you to that top. So I leave you with this,

 “Pray first before anything else, if only you do your part”.

WORSHIP (JEOM)

I worship God by going to mass every Sunday. I hear the gospel and the homily of the priest. I always give my full attention when listening to the mass because it is my way of worship. Praying to him every night before i go to bed is my habit. When i pray at night, i adore him first and then thank him for everything he has given me, for the guidance, love and the blessings that he continue to pour us. That's how i worship God. Yesterday, when i listened to the homily of the priest and then i realized that we need to have more faith in God for he is the most powerful being. He can do everything if he wanted to. We must cherish every blessing that he has given and about to give to us in the future because all of us are blessed but in many different ways so let us cherish all of it.

RETREAT (JEOM)

I am Joshua Emmanuel Montero of Trinity University of Asia. Im a fourth year student and a transferee from San Beda College. I just want to sharemy retreat experience with my new classmates and batchmates. We had a lot of preparation before the retreat for us to be well presented in the programs. When we arrived in Capuchin Retreat Center in Lipa, Batangas, I felt excited because i knew that the retreat would be fun. Our first assignment was to eat and got to the room that we're assigned to. We rested for 30 mins and then proceeded to the session hall for our first program. We listened to the talk of the speaker and then we did an activity. We had fun because they let us go around the place and enjoyed the fresh air with our friends before our dinner. After dinner, we watched some videos and then shared our problems  with my classmates one by one. Most of us were emotional but we understood why. It was a fun day for us because we get to know each other more. The next day, we went back to the campus. After the retreat, i got home and rested. I gave the letter to my mother and she hugged me. After that, i realized that i needed them more in my life because many of us have broken families and i have a complete family, living in the same house and close to one another. I thank God for that blessing.

LIFE VERSE (JEOM)

LIFE VERSE

"If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:34
In everything i do, i know that God is with me. He always guides me in every move i make. I am confident in wherever i go. I trust in him because he is my savior and protector. He makes me stronger when i'm weak. He makes me confident in every problem that i encounter. He makes me believer that i'm worth it in this world. He gives me the spirit that i will never say never. I will not quit in all the things that i've started because  if  God is with me, who can be against me?