One-Day Retreat for Personal Renewal

Quiet yourself. Become aware of God' presence in and around you.
Read Psalm 139 out loud at least twice.
Invite God to search you and know you.

Using your journal, list things for which you are thankful. Write the list without extensive reflection, just write.
Pray through the list, thanking God.

Using your journal, list people for whom you can intercede. Again, just write the names that God brings to mind.
Intercede for these people, inviting God to show you how to pray for them.

Using your journal, write down the areas in your life in which you are not living as God has invited you to live. List struggles with sin in all its forms, possibly using the Seven Deadly Sins as a guide (Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust).
Pray for forgiveness, and ask God to help you see what attracts you to these sins. Ask God to give you courage to seek another person's accountability to aid you in your awareness of and struggle against these sins.
Write down ways in which you will choose to avoid the opportunity to sin in these ways.
Write a prayer of confession.
Read I John 1:

Quiet yourself and listen to anything else God may say to you. Write down anything that may be revealed.

Take a walk, take a bike ride, go sit on a park bench, go for a run, rent a kayak. Pay attention to your surroundings. Continue to be aware of God's presence in the world around you. Continue to listen for God's voice.

Read the devotional book you brought and let the book speak. If you read one page and want to stop and meditate on that page, do it. If you enjoy the book and want to finish it, do that.

Commit Psalm 139 to memory.

Make a list of things you'd like to do before you turn 40 or 50 or 60 or..

If married, consider how you can demonstrate your love to your spouse in ways she/he would appreciate. Pray for your marriage, for your spouse, for your future. Write a letter to your spouse telling him/her what your hopes are for your marriage.

If a parent, consider the personalities of your children and how each has led you to a better understanding of God. Write a letter to each child telling him or her of the impact each has had on your faith and life.

If your parents are alive, think of their impact on your faith. Consider writing a letter to each parent telling them what they have taught you.

Before you leave, note any final insights or questions in your journal.