Talk #2 concentrates on how we come to name what is important in our lives. We try to examine where our beliefs came from and where they have developed and how they are still growing. Where do we often ignore what we find to be important in favor of other less important things?

After some quiet time do the following:

1) Listen to the following presentation by Kelly Villella at your leisure.

2) Take some quiet time, about an hour, to think about what you consider important in your life. A good way to organize yourself might be suggested as:

a) How have I come to name the important things in my life? Who has helped me decide this and form my opinions about what is important? Have the important things changed over time or remained the same?
b) What do I most cherish? An experience? A friend? A possession? What am I really thankful for?
c) What is God’s role in helping me name what is most important to me?
d) What SHOULD be important to me that isn’t on my radar screen? What challenges me in discerning what is important? How can I better discern and make better choices about priorities? What questions might I have for my coach in allowing God to be part of my discernment process better?
e) Where do I hope to go from here and what experience of the retreat am I most thankful for?

Another prayer resource is Pray the News: by the Carmelite Sisters. We connect with other important events in the news and offer our prayers to the world.