Our 2006 Winter retreat this year was amazing, the topic was about having a personal relationship with Christ as our Heavenly Bridegroom. Our retreats are one of the best opportunities for spiritual growth and are often a great starting point for our young adults to take their spiritual life to the next level. Personally, I had never really pictured the Bible as love letters from our Bridegroom, it helped to paint reading the Bible in a whole new light. My new challenge for myself is to schedule and take more personal retreats where I can get spend significant quality time with Christ.

All four talks are now available for download at OrthodoxSermons.org. Here are the additional resources we used for the retreat:

Talk 1 – “Jesus My Bridegroom”- by Father Bishoy Andrawes
Video – Isn’t She Beautiful (Bride of Christ) by Vineyard Elizabethtown

Talk 2 – “Living as a Bride of Christ” – by Father Bishoy Andrawes
Presentation
Quiet Time
Discussion Group Questions

Talk 3 – “Only for Overcomers” – by Father Anthony Messeh
Presentation
Handout
Quiet Time

Talk 4 – “The Unfaithful Bride” – by George Bishara
Quiet Time