Twenty years ago, I did the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola as a Jesuit novice . The Spiritual Exercises are a compilation of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola to help people deepen their relationship with God. This past February, I decided to do a weekend retreat and return to The Jesuit Center at Wernersville, PA. The following is a description of what I learned on the retreat: 1. You cannot rush God. God operates on his own time. For months I was excited and anxious to go on retreat. I had so many expectations. Yet, when I arrived I was overwhelmed with the work I had to do. I was tired and this feeling of getting on with it, getting over with it slowly grew into impatience. Things were not going the way I planned and I grew frustrated with God. I wanted to control when, where and what would happen. Most of my prayer times were dry and distracted. No new and exciting revelation...
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