Spirituality in the Christian life is the movement of love that the Holy Spirit instills in us. Should not be construed so as a purely subjective point of Christian life, as a group of private practices, or as a purely intimate encounter with God. Bifet Esquerda
tells us: "It is not simply spiritual inwardness, but a path of true freedom that goes through the heart of man and that addresses the reality of man and of his personal history and community" (Theology evangelization, Madrid 1995, p.368). That
spiritual dynamism can be lived in moments of meditation and private prayer, but also in external activity. Paul's spirituality is expressed as a "walk in the Spirit" (Rom 8.4) that transforms the options, activity, human relationships.
For the Catholic communities, embedded in the social media world faces everyday so the multifaceted reality that challenges and to which should give a response of faith, live performance of their spirituality in their devotion to God and others in the work of evangelization which has been called.
For example, if the intimate contemplation we stopped in the Word of God, we leave to meet with her when illuminated by it preach or interpret reality. There, our encounter with the Word is opened to new dimensions, welcomes the questions that spring from the pastoral experience, appears, expands, becomes more concrete, producing a mature fruit.
The communicator has every opportunity to deepen their spiritual life through the contemplative activity that requires action in the mission. Full testimony can be an active contemplation. His spiritual life means from incarnational dynamic that the Spirit works. All spiritual dynamism will have this orientation embodied in history where God belongs. Therefore, to discern the authenticity and intensity of our love for God, we need to see how far we have been involved in loving relationships with siblings and therefore in the mundane.
Here are some specific aspects of the spirituality of the communicator, which is marked by notes of his own mission:
1. An image of Jesus
The Jesus that stands in prayer is the Jesus, perfect communicator, who teaches in parables (Mt13, 3; Mc.4, 33), which explains the word in private to the apostles ( Mc.4, 34), speaks with authority (Mt.7, 29; Mc.1, 22), speaking in public without fear, openly (Jn.18, 20, from 7.25 to 26, from 7.45 to 46) ... In that prayer and contemplation the communicator feels driven in his mission. No prayer will draw strength primarily for their work, receive light to speak properly, or rest after strenuous work. If so, their spiritual life would be outside its mission. On the contrary, in personal prayer he springs the desire, like a fire that can not switch off, go and proclaim the Word, to bring to reality the values \u200b\u200bin the Gospel Jesus offers.
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floor to give way, the word is central to the spirituality of the communicator, but the centrality of the Word in their spirituality is lived as much in prayer personal and the microphone, in writing or in front of a television camera. By transmitting the Word is being left untouched by it and is grateful for the gift of the Word, is expressing his love and experience it.
The Catholic community feels very assiduously urged to deal with the Word, because without it the task of evangelization is impossible.
3. Presence of those faces
Intercession in personal prayer and the celebration of the Eucharist, is part of the essence of spirituality of the communicator. When going to Mass and Communion approaches, does not live a purely intimate encounter with Christ. There may not be incorporated into this meeting to all faces, often suffering of so many men and women who were part of his chronicles.
4. Patience and openness to the mystery of the Kingdom
seeds are germinating in the middle of the weeds (cf. Mt.13 ,24-30) in a mysterious way, you can not always be rushed or measured with external criteria. This conviction must be seared by the communicator. Is the resignation to take under one's control what God does in people in their own way and their times inscrutable.
5. Truth cult
The communicator acts motivated by the dynamism of the Spirit is permanently oriented to the Truth revealed. Avoid preaching to himself, or locked into a particular mindset or a few ideas that appeal. From this attitude will be a permanent form of deeper meaning-and purpose-of this word, in order to communicate to people.
6. In communion
In his letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, particularly John Paul II asked Christians to be educated in a "spirituality of communion" (n.43). That communion
communication flows that expressed. Therefore, communicators are called to be in the Church and world instruments, craftsmen, builders, promoters of communion.
we stop at this point particularly, because it is one of the most important aspects of Catholic communications and any real communication. Bishop Juan Luis Ysern
has spoken often of the "meeting of cultures", meaning communion as "task and continuous process whose level and reach the ultimate state and live in Heaven, in full communion with God and with brothers and whose human dimension is the task of everyone. "
As pedagogy to achieve that and fraternal coexistence of true communication, offers a variety of needs including:
1. Need to learn to listen
2. Need to learn to take the place of another
3. Need to learn to identify those who have no voice
4. Need to learn stimulate the role of each person
5. Need to learn to discover what is positive in reality
6. Need to learn to discover the causes of marginalization and promote their elimination.
7. Need to learn to walk with creativity
In the task of all evangelization, and mission of the particular Catholic communities, has announced an opposite message often highly sounding voices in the media culture raises the question of "how "post, transmit and communicate the ever-present truth of the Gospel.
Obviously this is a pastoral question, but rather raised a spiritual issue.
Concern of how, even art, should be incorporated in the spiritual attitude that is to respond creatively to the love of God and love our neighbor with all our capabilities.
neglect the quality of communication and its products, can indicate a low passion for others and for the Word of God.
Let's see, by way of example and testimony, the heart of the communicator, in the person of St. Paul.
Every time we read the letters of Paul, we are surprised by the force of his words. This effect is probably due to the mystery of divine inspiration, but also the fact that Paul has left to fill the heart.
This is the path of spirituality as a communicator.
strength, inner freedom, the penetration of its pages reveal how much was used to fund what he said and how it is lavished with a deep and moving spiritual wealth.
There is a passage from the Second Letter to the Corinthians in which the internal life of the Apostle reveals a surprising tenderness.
The contents of the letter we see that Paul feels accused persons from the community who speak ill of him because they are not met, you are considered cowardly and lazy and to trust their ministry. But Paul writes:
"We have filed with you, Corinthians, and we have been enlarged heart. Not love with a narrow heart, your heart, however, it seems narrow. Páguennos with the same currency, I beg you as sons, and you also widen the heart "(6.11 to 13)
The Greek text literally says:" Our mouth is open for you and our heart is open wide for you. "
Paul means that he has never been false, he has not hidden anything, he has said all he had in his heart.
is the heart of the Corinthians who must be blamed, it is they who have not understood by the meanness of his heart.
is a strong rebuke, but full of tenderness:
"Páguennos the same coin, I tell them as sons- and you also widen the heart "
is a beautiful definition of love: love is living on the other and in your own home. So we talk about parent-child relationship.
Chapter 7 of the same letter, he takes the image of living on the other: "Give us a place in his heart" (v.2) "And do not say this to condemn them, just because we say that inside the heart sharing life and death "(v.3)
could not be more highly expressed in the fusion of hearts that the communication of the Word of God has created.
If the second to the Corinthians is the most tumultuous of the letters of Paul, the richest in the affections and passions, the Letter to the Philippians is a warm, friendly and joyful.
are different aspects of speaking from the heart, heart, heart, which must characterize the communication of faith in Christian experience.
root communicator spirituality is embodied in the reality of see, judge and acted upon accordingly.
A highly profitable scheme is offered by Msgr Ysern when he proposes to see, judge and act on these aspects of the communicator as detailed quote:
1 .- SEE
The first step of the process is to "see" what is happening and even what is to come. See reality as objectively as possible, including, as far as possible, what we see coming.
But speaking of reality is absolutely necessary not to forget what Pope Benedict XVI said in his opening speech of the V Conference of Latin American and Caribbean Bishops in Aparecida. Pope said: "What is this" reality "? What is real? Are they "really" only material goods, social, economic and political? This was precisely the great error of the dominant tendencies of the last century, destructive error as shown by the results of both Marxist and systems of the capitalists. Falsify the notion of reality by detaching it from the foundational reality and decisive, which is God. Which excludes God from his horizons falsifies the notion of "reality" and therefore, can only end in blind alleys or with recipes for destruction. - The first assertion is fundamental, therefore the following: Only those who know God know reality and can respond to it adequately and truly human. (DI.3)
Therefore, to "see reality," the first metaphor that we use is the Monastery. It is about living the attitude of seeking God that is present in reality. It is the living God who, from the reality, he is talking, saying something to us. You must be attentive, listen and watch. Only he who knows God can find the seeds of the Word existing within this reality, to understand the ultimate meaning of everything and bear witness and proclaim that God is present.
The second metaphor to which we refer is that of the Centre. It's about being very attentive to reality. What is happening and what is coming. Is to analyze the concrete reality with all the interventions carried out by the individual. Understand the heart of the person behind this reality. Understand everything that is good and what is wrong. The causes and consequences. Is that the reality from which God speaks to transform and live the covenant with Him and with others. Metaphor
Monastery.
Clearly now speaking of "Monastery" We are not suggesting that all the faithful we go to a convent to devote to the contemplative life. But we are expressing the need for a contemplative mood. Attitude to all and that should exist at all times but in these times when we enter a new era has a special connotation and urgency. It is necessary to bear in mind that God has not abandoned us or forsake us ever.
often make comments about the speed of change today. It has even been noticed much that is not simply a "time of change", but something much more deep. This is a "change of time." In addition, we have noticed that the speed of change will accelerate every day. Thinking makes us dizzy but it is something against which we must know how to act, is within that speed where we need to learn to discover the life God calls us in Christ to have life in abundance.
As Christians we must always follow the criteria that arise from faith. These criteria are easy to understand, in a way, in a static world. The received by inheritance. They pass from generation to generation. From childhood we learn the criteria that must be maintained in life to go in following the Lord. But the situation is complicated to the extent that the world is no longer static and dynamic enters a change in the criteria of yesterday no longer apply today. However, we know that what gives meaning to our lives, God who in Christ makes us visible, no change. He is the same yesterday, today and always, who walks with us, inspires and cares.
Consequently, the challenge is to discover the God who is present in reality, "is at the door and knocks" (cf. Rev. 3, 20). It requires looking at the new realities through the eyes of faith, but the problem is that each faith has acculturated and can not judge the new culture from the culture that is spent, but from the faith. Extremely difficult task. This is where you need a very special attitude of contemplation in which we need each other as teachers and learners starting from the proper biblical reading and reflection.
View new culture with the molds and paradigms of ancient culture is not our part as Christians. That is not the attitude of faith itself. You need to discern that new, what springs to see everything that's in it for good, true, beautiful ..... Everything is positive that comes from God and God is oriented. Do not accept and condemn all, it means not listening to God.
God is the same, but the language we speak is different. Not wanting to hear "all languages" may carry stop listening to "the wonders of God" (cf. Acts. 2.11). Filled with the Holy Spirit that we are giving, to be led by Him, makes us understand and speak all languages. But this needs to be docile to God who speaks. You must be constantly seeking the Lord and listen. This contemplative attitude is what puts us in the Monastery of our metaphor.
These changes in language, that is, change of mentality and culture, we are living today in a rapid succession as we have said. This baffles us. But if we can figure out how this reality lived by the Church from the beginning. We see out of Village Church Hebrew and enters the world of the Gentiles. The change is very abrupt. We see the early Church in the Greek culture and Roman culture in Egypt, in Asia, in Europe. We see Paul and the Apostles from one place to another. The changes were large and in every situation known to discover the presence of God in Christ and Savior.
This is the special effort required today contemplative. To achieve this we need to help each other and purify our gaze with a growing faith. The God who is above all, the transcendent God is also God in the most intimate of all things, God, immanent is encouraging life and history. Anyone with a believing heart and listen to God who speaks is not afraid to face reality. Full of hope from faith will live inside the reality discovering the seeds of the Word.
Metaphor Observatory is well known that new technologies in the field of social communication are of utmost importance in regard to the new culture being created. But the "technological revolution" includes many other technologies whose effects are not minor. The technology of genetic engineering, robots and all that means industrial automation, etc.. etc. we can not set them aside. This is the world of "new technology "with which you are creating a new way of living and is leaving large sectors of humanity as being excluded from this coexistence.
Monastery In the metaphor we have referred to God, listening to the permanent. But here we mean the attitude of sharing life in the changing reality of man. The Church needs to hear God at all times and at the same time, it must enter into the reality of man. The Church must make visible all the time how you can live the covenant with God and with men.
When we referred to the monastery, we put our attention on the wonders of God can be proclaimed in all languages, but Now we fix attention on these languages \u200b\u200bin order to discover the capabilities they have to proclaim the wonders of God.
When we speak now from the world of new technologies do not just mean the scientific and technical knowledge of all these technologies, we refer primarily to the knowledge of what the use of these technologies is occurring in man and the new paradigms appearing.
need to know what are the influences of that world of technology on the behavior of individuals, human groups and of all humanity. The effects of the heterogeneity of situations. Thousands of questions we ask in each one of these fields and we have no answers.
Observatories in the strict sense can be established in many ways in connection with universities or other entities or persons conducting research. But more efforts needed to be an attitude that, according to his means, obtain and develop each person looking at themselves and their surroundings, paying particular attention to what goes in the direction of meeting and inclusion or, on the contrary, dispersal and exclusion.
believers and people of good will can do a great job in the world to which we refer to the metaphor of the Centre. Have a special way to live the option for the poor. They, according to what is to come, will be barred from the use of technology. The consequences are difficult to estimate at this time. But those who seek inclusion and can set your eyes on this world of the poor and try to understand what happens. It will take creative thinking to maintain a permanent, search for ways and viable ways for participation of the poor. It is an aspect in which the urgency of helping us see this reality becomes urgent.
2 .- JUDGE
The second step of the process is "judge" with great discernment to see everything that is good, true and beautiful and to distinguish it from all what is not. Since reality is so complex with evidence of the need to help each other to jointly develop critical thinking we need. The dialogue we have to do for this step enables us to live a truly mutual pedagogical approach, while learning to complement our vision.
The "judge" we have to do according to the criteria of the Gospel directs us to the Kingdom where we will live in full communion so it carries the sense of "inclusion, paying special attention to the" excluded. "
Thus, for we believe we have now to look on the face of Christ. It is with that can be regarded as criteria for judging both the reality of the marginalized, the suffering faces of Christ, as their call for inclusion in the fraternal coexistence with its final projection in the Kingdom.
With clarity we indicated Aparecida: "In the face of Jesus Christ, dead and risen for our sins and abused by Father glorified, in the face suffering and glory (cf. NMI 25, 26), we can see, with the eyes of faith humiliated face of so many men and women of our peoples while his vocation to freedom of the sons of God, the full realization of their personal dignity and brotherhood among all. The Church is to serve all human beings sons and daughters of God "(A 32)
Metaphor of the Sword
When referring to" the sword "we are using a biblical image that refers to the Word of God. "It certainly is living the Word of God and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. Penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and feelings of the heart. No creature is invisible to her, everything is naked before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account "(Hbr. 4, 12-13).
Our insight is to have as a key reference to the Word of God, not our taste or interest personal. Is double-edged sword. Not only to judge external reality, but also the inner reality, which is in the depths of our hearts. Everything we see as the truth as it is in the eyes of God, without deceit.
means knowing the Word of God has been understood by the Church through the centuries. Appears here again the need to help, not only by the help we can provide the students of the Word of God, but also the feelings of the simple are led by the Holy Spirit.
Basic Ecclesial Communities and other meetings being held around the Word of God are living schools where sharing with one another in openness to what the Lord says is a training firm to take the real criteria for inclusion of the excluded.
is always possible that the opinion of the community from falling into error. For this reason, maintaining openness to the Holy Spirit, be sought verification with the trial of the Church.
are many times hard to tell things by their name, but you need to know to use either the sword with the power of truth penetrates not only the immediate tangible reality, but also the causes and circumstances that explain this reality.
Given what appears to falsehood, injustice and evil, the trial will be reporting and against what is discovered as a good, true and beautiful the trial will be approved that will result in ad. It will be good news, reflecting, albeit distant, of the Good News of the Kingdom. Dawn
Metaphor is the light that reaches for a new day. The trial can not stay in the qualification or disqualification of reality, it is necessary to maintain a creative trial raises valid proposals consistent with justice and the good that presents the Word of God.
must judge the openings that appear in reality towards the Kingdom. The trial that makes us understand the seeds of the Word, and raised about proposals to help them germinate these seeds and develop these outbreaks.
is necessary that along with the whistle blower trial of the reality of injustice and exclusion from the trial will see Sentinel announcing the new day, presenting proposals you can walk to the transformation of the darkness of the night into the new day , inclusion for all to be brothers again.
creative thinking is proposed that each person, personally and in groups, can perform in your environment without standing still at the immensity and power of darkness. Certainly we should not strive to do what is impossible, but it can not give justification for failing to do what is possible, however little seem.
God asks us to do the impossible, but we demand an accounting of what, being possible, we have left undone. We demand an accounting of love and commitment we have given, or have failed to give what He asks of us, however small.
3 .- ACT
The third step of the process is "act." Not enough to have good diagnostic and good proposals that will guarantee us good speeches. It is necessary to implement them. It is very easy to say that we are all brothers, but it is not enough, we must live as brothers.
For the development of this part we will use the metaphor of the Synod and the metaphor of birth.
Using the metaphor of the Synod does not refer to the Synod as a legal assembly, but in its broadest sense. This is the way that together we must discover and together we must go. The Church is a people who walk around the world to the full and definitive life of the Kingdom.
And Birth metaphor we mean the effort new life that is born. But speaking of labor we are referring to the "Birth of the Slave", with very clear that the Slave is the vast portion of poor and excluded in our environments are not part of our society. But noting also that this part is not the result of an outrageous violation of the slave, but the fruit of a faithful marriage and her final.
Christians formed the brotherhood of disciples who follow Christ together, noticing that he always makes us live the preferential option for the poor is implicit in our faith in Christ which leads us to act in the permanent service to poor. Aparecida
tells us clearly: "If this option is implicit in the Christological faith, Christians as disciples and missionaries are called to contemplate the suffering faces of our brothers, the face of Christ who calls us to serve them: "The suffering faces of the poor are suffering faces of Christ" (SD 178). They questioning the core of the work of the Church, the pastoral and our Christian attitudes. All you have to do with Christ has to do with the poor and all claims related to poor Jesus Christ: "How did one of these my brethren, you did for me" (Mt 25, 40). John Paul II stressed that this biblical text "illuminates the mystery of Christ" (NMI 49). For in Christ the great became small, the strong became weak, the rich became poor "(A 393) Metaphor
Synod.
The word "synod" comes from the Greek could be translated as "concaminantes" those with a same path, or travel together. Fellow travelers. From earliest times the Church has called for the holding of special meetings to find and point the way to be followed. The sense that the Church of the term "synod" is expressed in the Code of Canon Law (can, 342 and 460), and is always a meeting convened to find ways forward.
When we now speak of the metaphor of the Synod, we are referring to the attitude of hikers with whom we have to follow the Lord in the midst of concrete reality and the attitude of communion and fraternity own share of those who follow the Lord . It is, therefore, to learn to relate to continue together the way of the Lord that we have to go. It is the attitude not only of being members of a Village in an attitude of communion and participation, but also to proceed with courage and walkers. God's people in motion.
Synod In metaphor, what we say is that expressed in the previous metaphors we have to do all together, helping each other, eliminating dispersing individuals, trying to influence society and its structures in order to be processed according to the direction United, the center of full inclusion.
Each member of the Church, from where are, has something to do. Nobody can supply you and it is from their own reality that has to be faithful to the Lord who calls you.
But this function each performs as a church within a body and for the good of the whole body. The Body of Christ. Doctrine is very clearly explained at the beginning of the Church (cf. 1 Cor. 12, 12 ff.) It is the participation of all members in the living communion of the Body, the Church.
corresponds to the hierarchy of the Church the latest insight on faithfulness to the Lord and their vital dynamism. But this does not mean that efforts to the way forward have to come from the Hierarchy. Each one must know the best as possible their own reality, and since that actually take initiatives through the eyes of faith and the creativity of love should be taken into communion with the Church.
Walker's attitude carries with it the break with the amenities of the facility. The set takes on a static posture. The Christian and the whole Church must always be running.
Church, we know, while living in this world is a pilgrim. Always be tempted to settle. It's easy to get carried away by illusions that this world and fall into the temptation to compromise with apparent and false values. And the Lord warned us about the need to watch and pray (cf. Mt 26, 41). But if the Church is a pilgrim in nature, today this reality acquires a special characteristic in the rate of change in our reality.
Finally we note that, while it is true that members of the Church, we must continue our journey in communion with the Church, however, we find an alliance with all in all they have true and good. God acts in all, not just those who are inside the Church. In the field of science and other fields of life are great contributions to the path of life we \u200b\u200bhave to follow. To live the metaphor of the Synod must walk with them as the proper place, gathering their input, even from people who do not Always have faith and we must ensure that each person acts freely as protagonists of their own way.
Childbirth Metaphor.
already been noted that the party to which we refer is to start from the Slave as a result of a true and permanent marriage with her, not as a result of a new marriage is rape vexatious that frees the slave and the carrier makes of a new life that makes visible that of Isaiah: "Behold I am doing something new, now it springs forth, do not you notice? (Is. 43, 19).
We also said that the slave is the huge portion of the excluded part of society. Are all that remain below the table of life and they are "exploited" and abused by the same dominant mood enhanced by the power of neoliberal economics which we live.
cries are heard calling for a better world with the conviction that "another world is possible." Everywhere are found accompanying sincere efforts for the poor not only by respecting their role, but to stimulate. It is true that sometimes you have to act as a voice for the voiceless, but they must be careful not to take away the voice of anyone, but to create the conditions for their voice heard.
can easily be seen that this special look at the poor does not mean ignore the rich. On the contrary, it is a choice of universality. This is an urgent call to the rich and powerful to experience the marriage alliance with the slave, the poor. With equal dignity, giving freedom to the slave.
Church since birth has felt called to live this marriage with the poor, but has been tempted by power, but through the centuries, have always appeared loud voices and testimonies that have active and vigorous palpable made permanent call to the Church to live this marriage with the slave.
The church community can help a lot to be heard the voice of the poor that cry out for their dignity, truth and fairness. This is not to abandon the powerful, all Otherwise, if this is done with fidelity to the Lord is to sound the call, gentle but strong, the Lord, remembering the duty as stewards of the assets that were created by Him as a gift for everyone. It's called the powerful to use their power as a service for the common good, the good of all and that, therefore, should be placed primarily serve those without property. Serving authentic and permanent solidarity.
marriage who lives with the slave will be visible to the public examples of rich and powerful who sincerely sympathize with the poor and examples of poor people with dignity and maintain its leading role really know in search of what is good for everyone. These examples are those who do see that "something new is born." It is part of the Slave. Bibliography
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