Kersverhaal “Kyk, Ek stuur julle uit soos skape onder die wolwe. Wees dan behoedsaam soos slange en onskuldig soos duiwe.” Matteus 10:16 AFR20 CAROL OF THE FRIENDLY BEASTS Jesus, our brother, strong and good Was humbly born in stable rude And the friendly beasts around him stood, Jesus, our brother, kind and good. I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown, Carried his Mother uphill and down I carried her safe to Bethlehem town, I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown. I, said the cow, all white and red, Gave him my manger for his bed, I gave him my hay to pillow his head, I, said the cow, all white and red. I, said the sheep with curly horn, Gave him my wool to keep him warm, He wore my coat on Christmas morn, I, said the sheep with curly horn. I, said the dove, in the rafters high, Cooed him to sleep with lullaby, We cooed him to sleep, my mate and I, I, said the dove, in the rafters high. Thus every ...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.