The Restory Retreat Centre

  Israel/Gaza En Ons Beeld Van God Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek If God Would Go On A Sick Leave: A Prayer For Peace Nowhere is there more prayer. The Nuns at the Holy Sepulchre. The faithful at Al Aqsa Mosque. The worshippers at the Wall. The call to prayer at dawn and dusk Warbling from the citadels. The church bells, The Persian trills, The passion spilled over texts From every major/minor religious sect. Nowhere is there more prayer than Jerusalem, Thanks be to God, Hamdilala, Baruch Hashem. And yet, I'm starting to think that it's You and not them, God, what's the point of prayer? If there's nowhere where There's more prayer, And terror reigns Then, Who's to blame? If suddenly, without a whisper goodbye, Jesus, Allah, Adonai, The three men they admire most All took the last train for the coast, And the Moslems got up from their knees And the Christians put down their rosaries And the Jews stayed their hands from kissing Their mezuzahs, And everyone l...

  Paasfees As Boodskap  Ek sê vir julle: As 'n koringkorrel nie in die grond val en sterf nie, bly dit net een enkele korrel;  maar as dit sterf, dra dit baie vrug.  Wie sy lewe liefhet, verloor dit;  maar wie sy lewe in hierdie wêreld gering ag, sal dit vir die ewige lewe behou.  As iemand My wil dien, laat hy My volg;  en waar Ek is, daar sal my dienskneg ook wees.                                                                      Joh 12:24-26 (2020-Vertaling) Ons Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Daar is dood, vernietiging, rou, sugte en trane... Letsels van 'n oorlog, Kijif, Oekraïne, Februarie 20222 'n Ou, weemoedige lied uit Oekraïne: (Klik op skakel hieronder om daarna te luister) Plyve Kacha  Vertaal, lui die woorde: 'n Eend swem op die Tysyna [rivier] Moeder van my,...