DISCERNMENT and COMMUNITY LIFE

By Sr. Rita Maria

As a sister, COMMUNITY LIFE is not a new thing for me and in the SPM constitutions emphasizes the importance of community life. In my reflection of this, a question for me is “to what extent  I make sense of Community   life during discernment?” When and how I can make sense of  importance of community life.

Building a true community life rooted in Jesus is not easy because it is not just a theory, but how do I get involved in it and make a part in my life. We were collected from different backgrounds and different cultures and certainly clash will often occur.  But the life of the community is not a collection of angels, but a collection of people who have a heart and feelings. So every time we need a continuous renewal

Prayer life
Liturgical celebrations should be the center and heart  of our community life, daily worship and personal prayer,  and sharing faith because often we can have divided ideas, something which is out of our minds, but it is difficult to share the faith, something that comes from our hearts.

Practice three vows:

Obedience, obedient to the will of God, listening to God who speaks to us through others
Poverty, Poverty is not a matter for discussion, but practiced, how to appreciate food and existing facilities "
Chastity, purify the heart and expand love because every person has a need for love.

 

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