Dear
Friends,
Thank you for welcoming me into
your Circle of Grace yesterday. It WAS truly a graced moment for me. Sister
Kieran tells me you had some conversation around the Leadership Conference of
Women Religious (LCWR) I am attaching a site where you can listen to Sister Mary
Hughes’ response to the National Press Club. She is quite informative and
representative of the circumstances and the position of LCWR. I think you will
find her woman truly rooted in God and in the
Gospel.
Also, I am including the peace
prayer I prayed with you yesterday. It is from Macrina Wiederkehr’s book,
Seven Sacred
Spaces.
Be the
Peace
In this the hour of the
[afternoon] sun,
We raise our hands to the peaceful
one.
And now is the hour to pray for
peace,
For kindness, compassion to
increase.
So let us be the change we wish to
see.
Let us bow to each other and
say
That we will be the peace for
which we long.
This is our promise. This is our
song….
Now is the hour for peace to
flower.
Now is the hour for peace to
flowr…
Peace!
S. Jean Louise
Sister Jean Louise Bachetti,
IHM
Director of IHM Associate
Relationship
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ReplyDeleteI found this a informative video that shows a very grace filled reply to this situation. What struck me the most was there are no winners or losers, this is about dialogue and listening and to keep listening. Noting that they work with the people on the margins, grow to love them in their work and then come back to raise questions about why is not an act of defiance but looking through the eyes of the poor longing to find a place in a polarized world and that this voice they are offering is not necessarily their own but one deep from within the Body of Christ. They are trying to invite dialogue with those who are different from them so all may grow and be stretched.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of when I describe Sister Kieran by saying she jumped into our hearts and expands them by stretching who we are and what we believe. Not always comfortable but always needed. What did you find interesting or challenging about this video?