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Solitary Refinement

Album: 28: Welcome Home

Episode: 366

Lesson/Theme: The importance of solitude.

Bible Verse: Philippians 4:6-7

Characters: Bernard, Eugene, Jason, Whit, Katrina

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Original Air Date: November 16, 1996

Last Air Date: June 17, 2009

Description:
After his last incident with Katrina, Eugene realizes he is spiritually immature. He decides to do something about it. So Eugene considers joining a monastery! Bernard and Jason can’t believe it. Eugene, a monk? But Eugene is serious. He even visits the Oak Hills Monastery & Retreat Center to see if God is calling him to a monastic life. At the monastery, Eugene realizes that he hasn’t completely worked out his problems with Katrina, and he even talks to her in a dream. In the dream, Katrina assures Eugene that he is making positive strides in his spiritual maturity. Eugene is comforted by that. Meanwhile, Whit has been rushing around so much lately, he hasn’t had time to consider whether he will accept the Universal Press Board’s offer to go on the world missions tour. He, too, decides to spend some time at the monastery to contemplate his decision.

Questions:
Why did Eugene want to join a monastery? Katrina spoke to Eugene in a dream. Do you think people can really communicate that way? If not, then who do you think was actually speaking in the dream? Explain your answers. Why are solitude and silence important?