{"id":4337,"date":"2015-10-05T19:50:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T23:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2015-10-05T19:50:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T23:50:55","slug":"sabbath-retreat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=4337","title":{"rendered":"Sabbath Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/Sabbath_Retreat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4338\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/Sabbath_Retreat.jpg\" alt=\"Sabbath_Retreat\" width=\"700\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/Sabbath_Retreat.jpg 700w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/Sabbath_Retreat-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>Here is the group photo of the group that I was a part of for my recent Sabbath Retreat. \u00a0I have to say that I have been so extremely blessed to be a part of such a wonderful experience and I can&#8217;t thank the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence people enough for this opportunity. \u00a0The theme and focus for our retreat was, of course, the Sabbath and what that means for us and how to find a deeper sense of Sabbath in our lives and ministry. \u00a0I learned so much and was so filled with incredible life-giving experiences of meditation and group study over scripture and the meaning of Sabbath, Spiritual Direction, time in prayer and reflection and time spent in nature. \u00a0I feel so refreshed and rededicated myself and my family to a life that is led by Sabbath focus, rather than a work-centered focus. \u00a0Please pray for Kim and I that going forward we can make these changes in our lives with our family! \u00a0My only regret was that Kim wasn&#8217;t able to be with me in such a wonderful, life-giving event but it just was not possible for us at this time. \u00a0Thank you for your prayers for me during this time!!!<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=4337&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the group photo of the group that I was a part of for my recent Sabbath Retreat. \u00a0I have to say that I have been so extremely blessed to be a part of such a wonderful experience and I can&#8217;t thank the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence people enough for this opportunity. \u00a0The theme and &hellip; 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