Helene and I are just coming out of a 10 day silent retreat: Centering Prayer. For my part, I'm afraid that I've been "centering" around packing, baggage size and the recurring fear of getting lost on a street in Bejing---I've made Helene promise to stay by my side...not enough distraction re--the coming of the reign of God.
Soon, I hope this will all become more interesting!
On verra