SE weekend

Last weekend, I went on a retreat with a friend, its a singles encounter actually..well, that's the first retreat that came across that's why we grabbed the chance..

At first I find it really corny with all the singing (with matching hands raising to praise Him) and the dancing...don't get me wrong, I am a Catholic, I went to a Catholic school eversince my elementary days so I'm used to having retreats...but not this kind of retreat...I guess they catered it to the youth that's why there a lot of singing and dancing to keep our eyes open..sometimes retreat can be very boring if your heart is not into it.S



Anyway, our group, SE13 (batch 13) is really big, I think we are around 60+ pax! I was shy during that weekend, according to my batchmate...we are on an INTROVERT MODE...During that time I find it hard to mingle with my batchmates, my sales skills were not working believe me...I was the demure type (if my friends saw me that weekend, for sure they will laugh their hearts out)...



There were a lot of singing and praising and dancing...a lot of group activities. I thought I would be able to relax a little bit but I was dead wrong! We were required to wake up around 5:30am and we'll finish around 1:00am...My brain was not working that weekend...Saturday morning, i woke up around 5:30am and we sang praise to the Lord around 6am! So I felt like someone placed a loud song in my ears to wake me up! I felt irritated actually...I was not irritated that I was praising the Lord, I was pissed off because it was so noisy..hehehe...

On our last day, there was an activity wherein we will be annointed by the elders...and that's where I lost control of my emotions and I cried...I guess I let out all the feelings that I have kept in my heart for a very long time...All the hurt and the pain, all I've went through these past few months...I asked Him to take it all away from me...and believe me HE DID. Coincidence? I don't think so...I've been wanting to go to a retreat since last year and I've been procrastinating about it for a very long time...He really did make a way for me to make ammends with Him...Okay, I know it's corny talking about this kind of stuff...but I'm not ashamed, I just want to share my experience that weekend...It was really great...PLUS I made some new friends and new yosi buddies...hehehe