In late October, I attended a Fall Retreat with PennWest Edinboro’s Chi Alpha. I went on this retreat to develop my practice in Christianity and also to reset after a stressful semester. In my first article on my retreat experience, I wrote about how a supportive community was essential in my faith journey. In my second piece, I reflected on why presence is a technique that anyone can, and should, practice. My third piece explained how this retreat helped me find my identity. In this fourth and final part, I share how my faith in God gave me a gift so priceless, so powerful. That gift is peace.
Lesson 4: The Gift of Peace
Most of us agree life is better when you have peace. But the truth is, we as humans get so caught up trying to look for peace in things that are completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things. You might’ve thought, “If I get this job and make money, I will finally be at peace.” Or “When I finally get the relationship I’ve been wanting for so long, I can finally be happy.”…