Our Pastor-Director-Associate Team at Calvary had a unique opportunity today to drive down to Oceanside, Ca to spend a day in silence at solitude at the Prince of Peace Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery. We spent 3 hours individually alone with God, then ate lunch as a staff and a variety of guests of the monastery and then spent another hour or so being led by our Executive Pastor, Eric Wakeling, in a powerful time of reading Psalm 4 together as a Church staff. We did a head count as we left to make sure we didn't lose a staff member to the cloth (I believe everyone was accounted for).When spending extended time in silence and solitude, your location makes a world of difference...I came across this amazing chair made out of wood and sheep skin in the monastery library...
But thankfully Doug's speed caused me to wander outdoors, where I stumbled onto this incredible spot overlooking Oceanside.
I am thankful to the monks of Prince of Peace Abbey for providing a great place for us to get away and I am thankful I am part of a Church which financially supports our vocational staff in ways where we feel encouraged to take time away to meet with God during work hours.
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