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WELCOME DADS & DAUGHTERS
Father – Daughter Retreat
Malvern Retreat House
Sunday June 9, 2013
FATHERS & DAUGHTERS
In the Midst of a Changing Landscape:
Changing Water into Wine
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Biological Father/Daughter:
Living in same home, parents married (Happily or not)
Living in the same home, parents divorced.Living in the same home, mother died when child
was young.
Living in different homes (Divorced, father involved).
Lived in different homes (Divorced, father not involved when daughter young) (Reestablishing a relationship as adult child).
Step parent, lived in same home
Step parent, lived in same home, adopted child.
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Father and or Daughter Caregiver:
Wife/mother recently deceased
Wife/mother still alive, but..
Wife/mother ill Father ill
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE
FATHER / DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP
Is it an easy relationship? Is it strained? Is this retreat a way you hope to
strengthen the relationship? Whose idea was it to attend this
retreat? What was the reception of the other
party? How well do you know each other as
people?
DADS:
You can only do so much.
We’re expected to be the Messiah. ( FYI – you’re not )
Let God do something
Let God do EVERYTHING
DAUGHTERS:
You are special and gifted
You are loved by God.. ...and your father will agree
How do you celebrate this? It won’t just happen – you have to schedule
and plan and do the celebration
How is your daughter special and gifted in
ways she is not aware?
DADS:
Listen to God –
Then listen to mom:She knows GodShe knows herShe knows you
...and speaking of mom,
DAUGHTERS
The world is constantly telling women that we aren’t good enough.
Unseen, unsought, unpursued, which leads us to believe that we are unworthy. (Satan)
Unworthy of what? What’s a girl to do?
SACRED SCRIPTURE EXPOSES THE LIE !
“Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness;
Rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in secret.
Everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light.
Therefore, it says: ‘Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.’” (Eph. 5:10-14)
Abide in “The Word.”
FOLLOW THE ONE WHO DESIRES YOU
The world will call you to reject Christ, Church, ... Rejection -> Alienation -> Condemnation ->
Domination
Not what he wants you to do… Rather what he wants you to be.
IT TAKES TWO Mary did not do the miracle …
..but she was an essential part of it
It takes both people: It takes both sets of gifts…To see the miracle.
IT TAKES TWO (YOU & YOUR DAD) Some things we do are big and great. Some are small and (seemingly)
insignificant. It takes both acts…
It takes both sets of gifts…To see the miracle
What are the little things that your Dad does (and can do) that are REALLY important to
you?
IT TAKES TWO (YOUR FATHER & THE FATHER)
Satan tells us that we aren’t worthy. God tells us that we are.
Satan strikes at our heels, at our hearts, and at our souls.
God invites us to love
”Worthy” Amanda Mortus
IT TAKES TWO (YOU & THE FATHER)
Spend time with Him (Prayer). Try to develop a personal relationship with
Him… You will know what He is calling you to be.
“Peak experiences:” At some point something happens What was before - is different after.
It will change over time – You will change over time Be open - be ready
IT TAKES TWO (FATHER & DAUGHTER)
Spend time with Him. Try to develop a personal relationship with
Him… You will know what He is calling you to
“Peak experiences:” At some point something happens. What was before - is different after.
It will change over time – You will change over time: Be open - be ready.
CLOSING THOUGHTS...
Does this not show that the Spirit changes those in whom he comes to dwell and alters the whole pattern of their lives?
CLOSING THOUGHTS...
With the Spirit within them, it is quite natural for people
who had been absorbed by the things of this world
to become entirely other-worldly in outlook,
and for cowards to become men and women of great courage.
CLOSING THOUGHTS...
There can be no doubt that this is what happened to the Disciples.
FATHERS & DAUGHTERS
In the Midst of a Changing Landscape:
Changing Water into Wine
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