Dear Lord, as I enter into this sacred time,
may I feel surrounded by Your loving presence.
In the quiet stillness may I hear You speak to me.
In Your loving embrace, may I be restored.
Release me from all that pulls me away from You;
My doubts, my fears, and my need to control;
Noise, distraction, interruptions, and chaos;
The need to be constantly “doing” instead of “being”
Fill me with all that draws me closer to You;
Stillness, prayer, time to reflect;
Connection with my companions on the journey;
The simple wonder of knowing that You are here
Speak to me in the hushed quiet of prayer.
Open my heart to your stirrings in my life,
That I may let go of all that holds me back
From the life you are calling me to
As I move out of this time of retreat
Help me to carry this peace with me on the journey.
May I be reminded at all times of
Your presence, Your love, and Your goodness.
AMEN.
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Hearing God's Whisper 
Beautiful prayer. I’m going to print it and when I make a retreat will use these words to help quiet my mind to hear God’s message to me.
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I like your prayer. All prayers must come from confession first. Thank you for sharing.
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Hi Sherin
I like your A Retreat Prayer and love your website – Hearing God’s Whisper. What an inspiration. I chanced upon it accidentally when was looking for ideas to find an appropriate prayer for a Retreat.
I am assisting a sister with organizing a Retreat in Poland and I live in Australia and wonder if I could please seek you permission to use this prayer as a handout for the participants in their folder. Of course I will mention that it is by you from your beautiful website.
Could you please advise me.
Thank you.
God Bless
Margaret
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Hi Margaret! I wrote to you at your gmail account. Please let me know if you received my message. Thank you!
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Hi Sheri,
Yes, I received your email to my personal email and I have replied to your personal email. Did you receive it?
Many thanks.
God bless Margaret
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