A New Landmark - You are LOVED!
“A River Is Wide…” — A Conversation with Margaret Silf’s Landmarks We had a Quiet Day Retreat in church on a public holiday. Nothing dramatic. Nothing spectacular. Yet, like Margaret Silf describes in Landmarks , through an exercise given to us, I found myself standing on the bank of a river, gazing across waters so wide that I could not see the other side. I know now that God is leading me into new territory. As I looked around during the guided session, I saw the young faces in our midst. Some familiar, some quietly present, some perhaps merely attending without quite knowing why. Unexpectedly, after my reflection time, I found myself drawn to the altar. Kneeling in the sanctuary, I began naming them one by one before the Lord. There was no grand agenda, only a deep gratitude that they had come and a burden to pray for them. Margaret Silf writes that when we stand before a river whose far shore is hidden, we are invited to trust the One who sees beyond our horizon. I ...
