We had a third talk from Sr. Ilia this morning. One of the more challenging ideas she presented is that without living in poverty==not possessing==completely dependent on God, we cannot receive the gift of God's love! Since I know that fully accepting this gift and living every minute of every day out of the knowledge of God's love for me is how I become the person I am called to be, this is a BIG challenge. Sister alluded to the possessions that are most difficult to give up - our opinions, our ideas about how things should be, our plans. Comparatively, we can have material things and still live "sine proprio" - without possessing in this sense.
Ed Shirley, OFS, spoke about theology and prayer from a different perspective this afternoon. (We've heard from two professors of theology so far - complementary messages in VERY different styles!) He compared the Trinity to a fountain - God the Father is the water welling up from somewhere unknown and hidden, the Son is the pool at the bottom of the fountain always being returned to the top, and the water flowing in between is the Spirit. I like this image!
Ed also pointed out that in the universal priesthood of believers, the work every one of us does is part of that priesthood, as we effect transformations in this world of ours.
Our Q fraternity has started getting into some really great discussions, related to but more than the questions for sharing we have in the program. Once again, I think the small groups/Q fraternities are one of the best parts of the Quinquennial - they are the place you form new relationships.
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