January 13, 2012

Reflection on the Spirit of the Sacred Heart January 13, 2012

Come celebrate life and living and love, Let's walk hand-in-hand to discover new ways. With our work and our sharing, our dreams will come true, A promise of hope with every new day. ... Fire and water, the earth and the skies Weave all their energies into our quest Our searching and dreams will shape all our tomorrows, Yesterday's ghosts we now lay to rest.    Excerpts from a poem by Ananda Amritmahal, rscj India    (http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/creative-space-publicmenu-35/1039-india--poems-by-ananda-amritmahal-rscj.html)

For Reflection...      All of you, all of us, are called to contribute to building in our world the unity which Paul describes as a fruit of the new self: "There is not Greek or Jew, slave or free, male or female for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Col 3, 11; Gal 3, 28). This new self is a call to live the reign of God, the new life of the Kingdom where all are included; where everyone has access to the resources of creation and of our world; where differences do not mean discrimination; where we learn to build communities in trust and appreciation, addressing conflict not through violence but through dialogue and reconciliation. Excerpt from a conference given by Kathleeen Conan, rscj, Superior General Rome January 27, 2011           Photograph by Shelley Lawrence rscj        http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/creative-space-publicmenu-35/778-canada--photography-by-shelley-lawrence-rscj.html