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This year I served as Rectora for the women’s weekend and by the grace of God was able to re-live my Cursillo all over. Over the past few months our team completed a Study on St. Matthew’s gospel in preparation to serve. Cursillo, along with our Faith journey is an experience that is difficult to explain. It has been through serving that I have come to understand that God is so generous that he allows us to receive much more than we could ever give. Although I had the role of rectora, it quickly became evident that God was the one at the helm throughout our journey. I had the opportunity to serve with a team of amazing and loving women that recognized the value of being “one”. By following the Cursillo charism our team sought to actively engage in a continuous flow of prayer, study and action. We also felt the strength and support of our larger community’s palanca as we received letters of encouragement and many other signs of just how much prayer and sacrifice was offered for our weekend experience.

For our Cursillo weekend many women prepared talks and it was simply amazing to witness how God not only used the talks to speak to new Cursillistas about his love but also used the same talks to keep our team encouraged. Through the course of our study we all started to recognize just how God has been present along life’s disappointments and challenges. Throughout the weekend experience and since then, God keeps calling me to a child-like trust. One in which I worry less about being successful and focus more on persevering with absolute reliance on God. Encouraged by the words of St. Theresa of Avila, let us remember that “God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.”

De Colores,

Alejandrina

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