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"Graced Moments...honoring the Light within"...will offer you soul-enriching time away in an array of choices. Ladies, we are delighted to invite you to the Oscar Swan Country Inn in Geneva, IL for a Friday evening to Sunday noon retreat. This beautiful country mansion sits on 8 acres and offers gorgeous grounds, a swimming pool, gardens and many places to wander in peace. A gazebo chapel awaits your prayers! We've built in time for you...white space... time to pray...meditate...read...wander...sleep...whatever your spirit and body need. We scheduled 6 retreats over 18 months, with the ability to accomodate a maximum of 20 women...our first two are sell-outs with waiting lists. So, get your reservation in soon. Call your friends... sister... mom... or come by yourself to this welcoming place! You'll be so blessed! Cost is only $225 each (a real steal) and details appear below. More info will be forthcoming to elaborate on the topics offered. 2008-2009 Women's Retreat Dates, Themes and PresentersOctober 24-26, 2008 (Sorry - sold out) Friendship of Women with Dr. Jill Bates February 6-8, 2009 April 24-26, 2009 July 24-26, 2009 Sept. 18-20, 2009 Enriching Your PrayerTwo things happen in prayer: what we do and what is done to us, what is under our control and what is beyond our control. There are many things that we can control when we pray.
We may discern movements of grace in which we are drawn toward God or movements that lead me away from God. MeditationMeditation is discursive prayer that employs the three faculties of the soul:
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