Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
by Regina Bechtle, SC
Introduction
Energy of Gods love Overview Gods energy impels us toward
Relationship, connection, collaboration, partnership
Ways we resist energy Resistance is an invitation to go with the flow Resource to harness energy of resistance Wisdom of our Vincentian founders Great Vincentian word and
Creation
Fundamental direction of creation From I to We Grace of knowing we belong, especially to those in need Called to break boundaries
Breaking Boundaries
Rich and poor Between
Our groups Our Congregations Our Provinces
We are food and drink for one another. We are one anothers body and blood. We are one anothers salvation. (Ivone Gebara)
Resistance
A Look at resistance Impel or repel? All living things resist threats to survival Institutions resist change Resistance as a teacher Usually in the place where we are afraid Resistance has a positive face Resistance is the dragon guarding precious treasure
Resistance
Plays key role in transformation Our wounds are doorways into conversion We must be so careful to meet our grace (Elizabeth) Go to the places that scare you. (Buddhist Saying) What if, at least occasionally, we came together in order to change our mind? (Margaret Wheatley)
Motivation to Transformation
What moves us to conversion and transformation? Opening to the needs of others Place of resistance is a holy place where God is very active
Let Us Pray
God of relationship, deepen in us the conviction that we are one anothers food and drink, one anothers salvation. God of the AND, turn our self-sufficiency into a deep desire to be about Your mission together. Make us pliable in Your hands, ever-creating God, And unrestricted in our readiness to serve Your energy,
Let Us Pray
To go with Your flow, To be re-shaped and refashioned in Your image of collaborative community, Wherever You lead us. AMEN