And then the grace will be in our nightly expression of gratitude and intimacy with Jesus. By this time in the retreat, we are experiencing the liberation that has been offered us. As we are drawn into deeper intimacy with Jesus, we are experiencing how we are set free to be one with him in loving the way he loves - completely. This is what happens with lovers. With each and every week, we are watching as Jesus shows us who he is, and we fall more deeply in love with him, and we want to be with him.
Attraction always draws to the desire for closeness .
And, with each week's movements and graces, we want more and more to be like Jesus. Jesus heals to set hearts free to give glory to God and then to be more responsive to God's movement in hearts that are free to say yes to give their self in service of others. We have become re-oriented. We get started this week mindful of the power of these movements and their ultimate goal. This retreat is about letting God so work in us to liberate and transform how we choose - in fact, how we make the most fundamental and most ordinary choices of our lives.