The Restory Retreat Centre

   Wider Than A Cough The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Video With love George and Matilda

  Wyer As 'n Hoes Die Gesprek Elemente Uit die Gesprek Video Liefde George en Matilda

  When I Pray Listen to my words, o Lord, and hear my sighs.                                         Ps 5:1 (GNBDC) In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know  how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express. And God, who sees into our hearts, knows what the thought of the Spirit is...                                                  Rom 8:26-27 (GNBDC) The Conversation Elements From The Conversation  "Powerlessness is our greatest treasure.  Don’t try to get rid of it. Everything in us wants to get rid if it.  Grace is sufficient for you, but not something you can understand.  To be in too big a hurry to get over our difficulties is a mistake  because you don’t know how valuable they are from God’s perspective,  for without them you might never be transformed as deeply and as thoroughly."                                                                                         Thomas

  Wanneer Ek Bid Luister tog na my woorde, Here, hoor hoe ek sug.                                         Ps 5:2 Die Gees staan ons ook in ons swakheid by: ons weet nie wat en hoe ons behoort te bid nie,  maar die Gees self pleit vir ons met versugtinge wat nie met woorde gesê word nie. En God, wat die harte deurgrond, weet wat die bedoeling van die Gees is...                                                  Rom 8:26-27 Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek "Powerlessness is our greatest treasure.  Don’t try to get rid of it. Everything in us wants to get rid if it.  Grace is sufficient for you, but not something you can understand.  To be in too big a hurry to get over our difficulties is a mistake  because you don’t know how valuable they are from God’s perspective,  for without them you might never be transformed as deeply and as thoroughly."                                                                                         Thomas Keating Musiek “This is an old prayer

  God Is Love  God is not a sky king who heads an empire; God is the love that gives itself away for the sake of more love.                                                                         Cynthia Bourgeault The Conversation  Elements From The Conversation   God protects me from nothing…. So, let's say you have the Scriptures, you have your quiet time with God, and you hear a word. Let's say the text is Jesus saying, "Fear not. Fear not." And in faith, you know that the deathless presence of Jesus, who said that to the disciples, is now saying it to you, telling you not to be afraid. And your heart immediately recognizes it's beautiful, even before you think about it. Prior to reflecting on it, the heart immediately recognizes the beauty of it. And it intuits that it's beautiful because it's true. That I am to fear not, why? "Fear not, because I am with you always. I am with you always, that's why you are not to be afraid." And yo

  God Is Liefde  God is not a sky king who heads an empire; God is the love that gives itself away for the sake of more love.                                                                                           Cynthia Bourgeault Die Gesprek  Elemente Uit Die Gesprek  God protects me from nothing…. So, let's say you have the Scriptures, you have your quiet time with God, and you hear a word. Let's say the text is Jesus saying, "Fear not. Fear not." And in faith, you know that the deathless presence of Jesus, who said that to the disciples, is now saying it to you, telling you not to be afraid. And your heart immediately recognizes it's beautiful, even before you think about it. Prior to reflecting on it, the heart immediately recognizes the beauty of it. And it intuits that it's beautiful because it's true. That I am to fear not, why? "Fear not, because I am with you always. I am with you always, that's why you are not to be afraid." A

  Your Dialect "What about you? Who do you say I am?"                                                       Matthew 16:15 The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Grant, Lord, that I may know myself that I may know thee.                                                                                                                          St Augustine Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God.                                                                                                                        John Calvin Sunbirds play an important role in Matilda's specific dialect. She tells more about it in these blog posts: Lessons in sunbirdish (1) Lessons in Sunbirdish (2) Lessons in Sunbirdish (3) Lessons in Sunbirdish (4) The ABC of Sunbirdish Music Finding your own spiritual dialect and expressing yourself through that implies variety. There are different styles and forms of expression.  One of the big challenges when we start to live a life

  Jou Dialek Maar julle, wie sê julle is ek?"                                                             Matt 16:15 Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Here, gee dat ek myself sal ken sodat ek U kan ken.                                                                                                                           Augustinus Sonder selfkennis is daar geen kennis van God nie.                                                                                                                        Johannes Calvyn Suikerbekkies speel 'n groot rol in Matilda se spesifieke dialek. Sy vertel meer daarvan in hierdie blog-inskrywings: Lessons in Sunbirdish (1) Lessons in Sunbirdish (2) Lessons in Sunbirdish (3) Lessons in Sunbirdish (4) The ABC of Sunbirdish Musiek Die vind van jou unieke geestelike dialek en die uitleef daarvan impliseer verskeidenheid. Daar is verskillende style en uitdrukkingsvorme. Een van die groot uitdagings wanneer ons begin uitleef wat God in ons gepla

  I take Steven,  the builder, back home,  his bicycle  on the back of the bakkie. He says  when he is working late, his sister worries. She’s concerned  that he might have been injured during the day. That he has fallen off the scaffolding. When we stop at his house,  his goats and their babies  recognize his voice. In the fading light they come to him.

  Ondersteuning Vir Die Restory “Accepting someone’s help is as good as giving someone help.”                                                                                             Matthew 10:41 (The Message)   Die werk van Die Restory word gedoen vir mense, maar ook deur mense. Ons voorsien dat dit in die toekoms nog meer die geval gaan wees. Indien ons ‘n bydrae wil lewer om die menslike bewussyn te verander sodat ons anders na die wêreld en onsself kyk en die lewe anders benader, is die talente, gawes en ondersteuning van mense baie nodig. Die Restory word nie onderhou, of spruit nie voort uit enige groot instansie, kerk of organisasie nie. Behalwe vir ‘n bloot historiese verloop het ons ook doelbewus daarvoor gekies, omdat ons so toeganklik en inklusief moontlik wil wees. Vanuit die staanspoor het ons die werk gedoen en befonds deur ons eie inkomste te genereer – meubel-restourasie en ander houtwerk projekte, markte, pottebakkerswerkswinkels, ons kuns. In ‘n groot mate probeer

  Supporting The Restory   “Accepting someone’s help is as good as giving someone help.”                                                                                          Matthew 10:41  (The Message)   The work of The Restory is done for the people, but also through the people. We envisage it to be more so in the years to come. If we want to bring about a change in consciousness, that will alter the way we see ourselves and the world as well as the way we live, the talents, gifts and support of people are needed. The Restory is not sustained by any large institution, foundation, or corporation. From the beginning, we have done the work mainly through generating our own sources of income – restoration projects, markets, pottery workshops, our art. To a very large extent we are still trying to do so, but balancing spiritual support and income generation is not easy and if we’re honest, we barely manage to make ends meet. Our retreats, spiritual direction sessions and workshops als