The Bethany Sun

Prayer and Renewal- Terri Omani (Sports Rec. Chair)

Yeah 2012! We started this semester out with modular classes. There were four classes offered: Mark with Tim Geddert, Youth Culture with James Penner, Intro to Counseling Theory with Karen Gibson, and Prayer and Renewal with Rick Schellenberg. I took Prayer and Renewal which was a really great learning experience. I knew that having a personal prayer life was important but I never really took the time to just be with God.

On the Wednesday, we went to Redberry Bible Camp for a prayer retreat. During the retreat we did Lecto Divina, where Rick read through scripture and we listened to what God was telling us. Then we wrote to God. We learned that journaling was a good discipline to have; it gets you talking to God with no distractions.

We had an hour and a half to simply hangout with God. Having that one on one time with no disruptions was really peacefully. We were told to listen to what God was telling us right then and there. One of my good friends said “If you can still hear yourself think, you’re not listening hard enough.” I think that is a good way to put it. I find that when listening to God you have to take yourself away from the busyness that life brings and forget about your problems so God can show you what it is that He wants for you. Thanks Rick for a great class.