The Restory Retreat Centre

What The Mystics Know  3.1) Great love opens us up and makes us vulnerable The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Music Maybe we haven't discovered that fire yet. But may we let sparks fly everywhere.  Met ons liefde. George & Matilda

Wat Die Mistici Weet  3.1) Groot liefde maak ons oop en weerloos Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Dalk het ons nog nie daardie vuur ontdek nie. Maar mag ons oral vonkies laat uitslaan. Met ons liefde. George & Matilda

  God, And The Place Where I Live Our voices are so thick and scratchy from bad colds that we were unable to make a recording this week. However, we hope to still do justice to this important theme of the place where we live, our home, yard, environment, our space, wherever it is, as the space where God is experienced. Where God is. The more intimately we engage with this space in all its shades and seasons, the more intimate the bond with God becomes. Wallace Stevens once said: "We live in the description of a place and not in the place itself." It cannot just be a superficial experience, a description. We must enter into the fibre of our place. A couch potato approach will not do the trick. You have to be on ground level: Where does the rush grass sprout after the heavy rain? The Black Sparrowhawks have been quiet this year. Why? Does anyone have any idea how many species of grass there are? Why do the fountains bubble up in those particular places at the foot of Tafelkop? ...

  God, En Die Plek Waar Ek Bly Ons stemme is só dik en krapperig van erge verkoues dat ons nie hierdie week 'n opname kon doen nie. Ons hoop egter om steeds reg te laat geskied aan hierdie belangrike tema van die plek waar ons bly, ons huis, werf, omgewing, ons spasie, waar dit ook al is, as die ruimte waar God beleef word. Waar God is. Hoe meer intiem ons met hierdie spasie in al sy skakerings en seisoene betrokke raak, hoe intiemer raak die band met God. Wallace Stevens het by geleentheid gesê: "We live in the description of a place and not in the place itself." Dit kan nie net 'n bolangse belewenis, 'n beskrywing, wees nie. Ons moet tussen die weefsels van ons plek ingaan. 'n Rusbank-benadering gaan nie die ding doen nie. Die belewenis en ontdekking moet op grondvlak gedoen word: Waar slaan die biesiegras uit na die baie reën? Die Swartsperwers was vanjaar stil. Hoekom? Het enigiemand 'n idee hoeveel grasspesies daar is? Hoekom borrel die fonteine juis ...

Advent: Love The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Music With all our love and deep wishes for a very meaningful Christmas.  George & Matilda

Advent: Liefde Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Met al ons liefde en diep wense vir 'n baie betekenisvolle Kersfees. George & Matilda

Spirituality In Conversation With Science The Conversation Elements From The Conversation ~ ❖ ~ "Great science, which we once considered an “enemy” of religion, is now helping us see that we’re standing in the middle of awesome Mystery, and the only response before that Mystery is immense humility. Astrophysicists are much more comfortable with darkness, emptiness, non-explainability (dark matter, black holes), and living with hypotheses than most Christians I know. Who could have imagined this?” Richard Rohr              ~ ❖ ~ Music   This week there is a particularly long introduction to the music we will listen to. But we think, against the background of our conversation with science, it is justified. It originally appeared in the November 1955 issue of Reader's Digest. The Night I Met Einstein by Jerome Weidman When I was a very young man, just beginning to make my way, I was invited to dine at the home of a distinguished New York philanthropi...

  Spiritualiteit In Gesprek Met Die Wetenskap Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek ~ ❖ ~ "Great science, which we once considered an “enemy” of religion, is now helping us see that we’re standing in the middle of awesome Mystery, and the only response before that Mystery is immense humility. Astrophysicists are much more comfortable with darkness, emptiness, non-explainability (dark matter, black holes), and living with hypotheses than most Christians I know. Who could have imagined this?” Richard Rohr      ~ ❖ ~ Musiek Hierdie week is daar 'n besondere lang inleiding tot die musiek waarna ons gaan luister. Maar ons dink, teen die agtergrond van ons gesprek met die wetenskap, is dit geregverdig. Dit het oorspronklik in die November 1955 uitgawe van Reader's Digest verskyn. The Night I Met Einstein by Jerome Weidman When I was a very young man, just beginning to make my way, I was invited to dine at the home of a distinguished New York philanthropist.  After dinn...