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2. Lines of Action - Relationships To revitalize our relationships, let us go beyond what already exists to:To revitalize our relationships, let us go beyond what already exists to: Give a new impetus to our spiritual life so that in our Communities we experience God and communion among our Sisters for the MissionGive a new impetus to our spiritual life so that in our Communities we experience God and communion among our Sisters for the Mission Develop greater attentiveness to the Spirit at work in the lives of peoples and in events in the world. In the light of this, discern individually and communally the values and counter-values to today’s culture.Develop greater attentiveness to the Spirit at work in the lives of peoples and in events in the world. In the light of this, discern individually and communally the values and counter-values to today’s culture. Intensify our proximity of life and heart with those who are poorIntensify our proximity of life and heart with those who are poor Create joyful communities where diversity is accepted as an enrichment.Create joyful communities where diversity is accepted as an enrichment. Encourage participation, co-responsibility and subsidiartiy on all levels.Encourage participation, co-responsibility and subsidiartiy on all levels.

3. Lines of Action - Relationships Turning the Ordinary into the ExtraordinaryTurning the Ordinary into the Extraordinary –“Sacramental principle” Sharing bread and wineSharing bread and wine –Body and Blood of Christ Pouring of waterPouring of water –Cleansing from sin Sharing a lifeSharing a life –Taste of the Divine Intimacy

4. Lines of Action - Relationships SacramentsSacraments –Not things –Actions “Training Wheels” for the eyes of faith“Training Wheels” for the eyes of faith –heard and forgot –saw and remembered –did and understood Eucharist in John’s GospelEucharist in John’s Gospel foot washingfoot washing

5. Lines of Action - Relationships Give a new impetus to our spiritual life so that in our Communities we experience God and communion among our brothers and sisters for the MissionGive a new impetus to our spiritual life so that in our Communities we experience God and communion among our brothers and sisters for the Mission –Contemplation –Spiritual direction

6. Lines of Action - Relationships The Divine Intimacy/communion - TrinityThe Divine Intimacy/communion - Trinity –Unity, equality –Diversity

7. Lines of Action - Relationships Challenge to see every Eucharist as image of The Eternal BanquetChallenge to see every Eucharist as image of The Eternal Banquet –Unity, equality –Diversity Eucharistic Banquet as image, symbol, pictogram of eternal communionEucharistic Banquet as image, symbol, pictogram of eternal communion

8. Lines of Action - Relationships Challenge to see every MEAL as eucharisticChallenge to see every MEAL as eucharistic –"this is what it must be like" –celebrating table fellowship as foretaste of divine draw on the experience of social intimacydraw on the experience of social intimacy –until we meet again around the heavenly table keeping alive the experience and memory and the hopekeeping alive the experience and memory and the hope –Past, present, future

9. Lines of Action - Relationships Challenge to see every RELATIONSHIP as eucharisticChallenge to see every RELATIONSHIP as eucharistic –Celebrating human relationships, images of the divine – "this is what it is supposed to be like…." –Recreating the elements of divine intimacy –Drawing on table vision to recreate even now –see every experience of intimacy as a mini eucharist –cultivating and treasuring moments of intimacy and community yet not confusing them with the goalyet not confusing them with the goal –keeping alive the experience and memory perfume, sound of voice, touchperfume, sound of voice, touch

10. Lines of Action - Relationships Eucharist as prayer of actionEucharist as prayer of action –Reliving our our moments of peak awareness that we are one –Contemplation in action In the action you understand God from within the actionIn the action you understand God from within the action

11. Lines of Action - Relationships DO this in Memory of me - EucharistDO this in Memory of me - Eucharist –Danger of missing the point, limiting our understanding Prisoner of the tabernaclePrisoner of the tabernacle –Individualism –Exclusivism Don’t just celebrate what I have doneDon’t just celebrate what I have done DO what I have done- POUR OUT YOUR LIFEDO what I have done- POUR OUT YOUR LIFE

12. Lines of Action - Relationships Divine IntimacyDivine Intimacy Eternal banquetEternal banquet Eucharistic banquetEucharistic banquet Ordinary mealsOrdinary meals Social relationshipsSocial relationships Marital intimacyMarital intimacy All point to the Divine CommunionAll point to the Divine Communion

13. Lines of Action - Relationships It is always important to speak about community concretely.It is always important to speak about community concretely. "The person who loves his dream of community more than the real community itself destroys community.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer"The person who loves his dream of community more than the real community itself destroys community.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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15. Lines of Action - Relationships Who sat at Jesus’ table? 'the immoral' (prostitutes and sinners) 'the marginalized' (lepers and sick people) 'heretics' (samaritans and pagans) 'collaborators' (publicans and soldiers) 'the weak' and 'the poor' (who have neither power nor knowledge) those who have no place receive a place those who have a place in social life often don't have a place in Jesus' company.

16. Lines of Action - Relationships Who sits at our table?Who sits at our table? –Physically –Emotionally What is the shape of our “table”?What is the shape of our “table”? –Square, oblong –Round “Create joyful communities where diversity is accepted as an enrichment”“Create joyful communities where diversity is accepted as an enrichment”

17. Lines of Action - Relationships Who sits at our table?Who sits at our table? –Do we all look alike? How universal is our communityHow universal is our community Implications for vocations?Implications for vocations? –Even if we all look alike, do we have emotional room for differences? – Introverts, extroverts –School sisters, hospital sisters, etc. –Gifted, less gifted –Favored, less favored

18. Lines of Action - Relationships Develop greater attentiveness to the Spirit at work in the lives of peoples and in events in the world.Develop greater attentiveness to the Spirit at work in the lives of peoples and in events in the world. Transforming the Ordinary into the ExtraordinaryTransforming the Ordinary into the Extraordinary