On retreat we stop avoiding the pain of the disconnect between our deepest desires and the way we are actually living. We have time and space to reflect on our life rhythms to see if they are really working.
Taken from Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God by Ruth Haley Barton, Copyright (c) 2018, by Ruth Haley Barton. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. www.ivpress.com