Forever the Beloved: Understanding Your True Identity

In-Person

Are you confident in your identity? Have you given the Lord permission to love you, and have you embraced the deep and personal love he bears for you?

Too often, we think our identity is based on our social status, level of income or education, occupation, or accomplishments. We find ourselves chasing after “more” and “better,” hoping they will fill the emptiness inside of us. In truth, none of those things define us. Rather, we are defined by the love of God.

When we face hardship of any kind—whether it be a painful past, a difficult present, or an uncertain future—the Devil is hard at work trying to discourage us. He whispers lies like, “You aren’t good enough,” “You have been abandoned,” or “You are too lost to be found.” He points to our circumstances as supposed proof that we are both unloved and unlovable. If we believe him, our hope vanishes and our burdens feel heavier. But hope soars and loads lighten when we know the truth: we are loved deeply by a God who knows us completely and desires nothing more than to draw us into his tender and merciful embrace.

This Belovedness Retreat is an opportunity to understand your true identity as Beloved Creation of the Father and to accept the love God has for you. It’s one thing to read and study about being loved; it’s quite another to give the Lord permission to love you—personally, individually, YOU. Using a combination of life experiences and Scripture, the truth of God’s intimate love will be presented in dynamic and meaningful ways. This retreat will entail presentations, discussions, individual prayer and reflection, an opportunity for healing prayer, and more. By exploring the theme of belovedness, participants will come to see the depth of God’s love for them and understand that true healing and wholeness come only from embracing this divine love.

The retreat includes:

• Six presentations
• Time for silent prayer and reflection
• Catholic Mass 4:30 pm Thursday evening (optional, all are welcome)
• Opportunities for large- and small-group sharing
• Overnight private room
• Meals beginning with dinner on Wednesday at 6:00 pm (retreat ends at 11:00 am Friday)

United under the theme of Forever the Beloved: Understanding Your True Identity, the six presentations will be entitled:

• Your True Identity: Beloved Creation of the Father
• Called and Claimed: God’s Intimate Love
• Never Abandoned: Journeying Through Trials
• No Longer Bound: The Connection Between Love and Freedom
• Healing and Hope: Grounding the Past and the Future in Your Belovedness
• Be Not Afraid: Finding Peace of Heart

The presenter for this retreat will be Jane Knappenberger. Jane had a PhD by the time she was 25, but, when it came to heart knowledge, she took the long way around the barn, only finding healing and wholeness when she came to know and claim the love of God. Now she’s passionate about pointing others to Christ, the only path to true hope, peace, joy, and fullness of life. Jane has written two books to assist everyday Catholics, Eternally His and The Path of Love.

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