Trousered Ape

An exercise in presumption.

Friday, September 17, 2004

Posting again, having returned from the retreat and - I hope - sobered up after a binge of wallowing in political blogs (as I said at the start, my politics are very much to the Right; I am also, at heart, more than ordinarily partisan, though I try to keep it under control; so the Republican convention, the Bush bounce, and the CBS forgery scandal were overly heady).

Getting back to reality...Thank you, anyone who was praying for me during the retreat. It was a completely new and unique experience for me. I have tried, but I cannot find words to describe exactly what it was like. What can I say about it? Firstly, it was brought home to me that God is real - more than that, He is Reality. Compared with Him, everything else in existence is froth and flummery; if it comes between Him and me, it must be put aside. Secondly, I am much more imbued with pride than I thought I was. Thirdly, by far the best part of the whole weekend was the time assigned to me in the middle of the night for solitary Eucharistic adoration; again, words fail me, so all I can say is that it was so right to be alone in the presence of our Lord.

Will I go again? Very likely.

BTW, this past Wednesday, September 15, was the 14th anniversary of the day that the Human Bride and I joined our lives together. These past 14 years have been, absolutely, positively, and unequivocally (can I put it any stronger?) the BEST years of my life, thanks to her, and to the good Lord who brought us together and has filled our marriage with grace.

Posted by Bob the Ape 8:16 AM