October 28, 2006
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Some Answers
*sigh* I love beauty!
From maje_charis:
Q. How many roads must a man walk down?
A. One, and hopefully you are following footprints of a man whose feet were pierced.
Q. Okay, for real… What do you believe the right balance is between ministering to your own faith and ministering to your community? Has this balance changed for you now that you’ve entered the novitiate?
A. I think that in ministering to either, the other is ministered to as well. When you are a part of a community, everything you do affects the whole. “When one member of the body suffers, all suffer,” as the Gospel says. So, really, being faithful in your ministry to your own faith or to your community ministers to the other. However, you do want to be careful to not focus too much on one and not the other. You also don’t want to be too rigid in your ministry, say, by scheduling “this much time for me, this much for them.” I find that, through prayer and reflection, you learn to “feel” what is needed in ministry. One day you might minister to others for several hours and spend only thirty minutes on yourself. It may be the opposite on the the next day. The Spirit is unwavering only in its constance, but its movements are always changing and alive. The key is to become attuned to those movements within yourself and to act upon them. I’m still learning.
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Answers much appreciated; many thanks.
aww jake, thanks…lol. it’s a wonderful, 1950′s/1940′s feel i think. where the heck are you anyway?!? we all pretty much need jake hugs around here
ah HAH! i know where that is
…well, i knew what you were doing, just wasn’t sure where! how are ya doin’ anyway!?
yeah,…chorale isn’t what i expected, but, i guess it could be worse. he’s a nice guy, rehearsal is just horrible though. I’d like to think that he just needs alittle more time to settle in, but i really don’t know. oh well…people are still great though! lol..and well jake, you’ll have to tell us all if you’re comming to visit sometime so we can see yoooou!
The Spirit is unwavering only in its constance, but its movements are always changing and alive. The key is to become attuned to those movements within yourself and to act upon them.
That is so true! And the ebs and flows of our lives are varied, yet synchronized.
I sure did and I LOVED it!! You always know the coolest things Mister
I even put the birch bark writing in a frame and put it next to my dest! LOVE YOU and SO GOOD to hear from you!
OOOhhh…i LOVE the new background!!..feelin’ better..but not quite there yet *sigh*..i hope you’re healthier than me!!