Preparing my soul

Soul Food I have been reflecting a great deal on what this important investment of time means for me. Nearly ten days away from my loved ones, from my busy work place and from moving house and broken down car. The past few weeks I have been saying to myself what an idiot for agreeing when I knew I was so busy. But this last weekend everything changed. I had been praying (well sat in church staring at my shoe laces, contemplating at least!) and it came to me. This was my retreat. This World Council would be the most amazing retreat I had ever been on. Not withstanding the beautiful scenery of the Rocky Mountains, I was about to enter a world where for a week I would be surrounded by people who shared the same values as me who wanted the same outcomes as me. How much might change in my heart and head as I listened carefully to those people? How much could I grow as a person as I listened to the assembled global voices? How much would my soul be nourished as I allowed the diversity of people and the unity of hearts to provide me with a chance to become a better person? Now, I can't wait, I cant wait to meet you all, to see the tapestry of the World Council and to be surrounded by people who believe that young people are at the heart of our world, and that by celebrating and working with them we can genuinely make this global community of ours a much much better place.