Dear Lord, our heavenly Father
We thank you for this opportunity to listen and worship you on our retreat.
Thank you for the beautiful day, for clearing up our schedules, just to attend this retreat.
Lord, due to our hectic schedule in the office and personal life we often times forgot to talk to you.
As more and more time are being spent in the office, the less and less time i've been in touch with you with my prayer time and service.
Yet you never gave up on me. Your still there and waiting for me to be with you.
Thank you for sending me your servants, to constantly remind me that a prayer time is a good time to speak to you.
Thank you for giving me my friends who help me in my spiritual walk of life, most specially to Floro who 's always there through thick and thin. Thank you for the gift of friendship.
This retreat reminds me also the joy of serving you O Lord. I was awoken by the spirit of service and volunteerism once more. Thank you for showing me where my heart truly belongs O Lord.
Life has meaning when I help others, no matter how small or big it is.
Our life should be not centered to us. We belong to a community where we should care and be compassionate as Jesus was compassionate to others. Together, we will give glory and praise to you O Lord.
When you call us O Lord, you call us entirely. Even with our weakness and sins.
We respond to your call with astounding "YES" for we know you will take care of us.
Thank you for realizing us that life is indeed beautiful. Being your humble servant we appreaciate more things about life.
The simple things in life is enough for us to be happy.
As we go to this journey, we will encounter trials and sufferings. We know this is worth fighting for. For we believe at the end of the day, your love will prevail like a flower in the vines.
Lord, lead us the way to your heart.
You have awoken my spirit, ignite the fire to serve.
Lord God I offer you my life, my strength and weakness, to fully serve you
and give glory to your name.
I am Ready Now.
AMEN.
(this is an excerpt of my prayer during our Lenten retreat last weekend @ Oasis Place of Prayer in Silang Cavite. May we all have a Blessed Lenten Season. Godbless)