An ‘accidental’ silent retreat transformed my relationship with God
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Emma Hide2023-07-27T11:10:00
Emma Hide was horrified to find that the Christian retreat she’d booked was actually four days of silence. But embracing the quiet revealed more than she could have imagined
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