2010年7月23日星期五
建道5天退修營 19-23JULY2010
FC問5天退修營有什么值得感恩?實在太多,無法一一列舉。
FC第一天便在神學院女宿舍遇到同工RP並同住一間2人房。坐FC正前一个位的竟然是她舊同學,並因此相認了。
(據RP說,她曾禱告希望找到熟人。為此只能說聽禱告的神。)
經過,非常好天的兩天,看到日出的第一度陽光與日落,也遇到風球與黑雨,大多户外的時間是無雨的。
在建道退修,比市區居住更專心。因無用电腦,無电視/收音機,獨看聖經。此期間看了由士師記的參孫、路得記、至看完撒上止。早上靈修主要是在户外看日出,聽鳥鳴,看浪,風吹過樹葉,云彩,藍天,鳥/鷹/鴿子,看見像+架的云、金光的劍雲,聽浪,浪濤拍岸,風吹過耳朶的聲音....,朗讀慢唸偉大禱文,看一點點的效法基督。
朗讀一些詩篇,唱一首詩51...。有边聽黑雨強勁的聲音,边看撒上的時候。
與3個同房住,要學懂不發聲响,特別是彼此的睡覺與起床時間不同,由最初的晚睡早起,至最後的早睡早起。
同枱吃飯的與同房的也有識KC的。
星期三因循道規定要出營出席一個聚會,幸兒建道無規定一定要出席所有的課堂,尚有一堂可走。這天三號風球,回程時也因循道早散会,可趕及坐10點的快船到長州。落船遇大雨,剛著好即棄雨衣,手拿傘子,雨便停了,我会覺得自己在無雨之下著了雨衣行很像儍子。FC曾說11點打电話比我,以為我因太晚而返了家,對於我能夠11點前返了宿舍,会喜出望外。
建道的早午晚餐都非常合宜,自己調較的奶茶多奶特別好喝。
覺得從聖經看現代人的困惑,是一個切合的課題。其中一課〝個人主義〞缺了席有點可惜,這像人生有一個空白面,將會再自行研習。由於星期四晚的黑雨,使那一堂延至星期五下午,也使這半天假期变成一天。
問同房借了本〝從聖經看由失到得〞當中序的經文切合一本研讀手冊的首句(提後3.16-17)什么是對?什么是錯?什么是該做?我們越認識神,越知自己不足、限制與知罪。要由個人主義中走向羣体分享。
這五天密集課程不單是退修,也是一個新体驗,聚焦的不是學術研究。
Glad to know that you enjoy the retreat camp for five days. I remember retreat camp normally lasts for 2 to 3 days. It is great blessing to have almost a full week retreat with the presence of the God, focusing on the spiritual learning, meditation, reflection and experience in God. This is valuable in view of busy life in Hong Kong.
回覆刪除Here, the camp also lasts for 2 to 3 days with talks, sharing, some entertainment activities and lots of tea time and snack. Spiritual learning and relationship building has to be done in simple, quiet and full attention internally from heart. Hope and pray that apart from content of program, we enjoy the daily devotion time, direct experience with the God in spiritual dimension, strongly, actively, deeply and comprehensively.
Peter.
We enjoyed the 5 days rest. The most valuable parts were the sharing of lecturers and classmates, the exchange of thoughts, learning and accepting new and different angle to understand bible and also the experience of seminary life including sleeping, bathing, praying, eating, studying, reading, quiet, exercise, walking and chatting.
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