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Handout No 2

Handout No 2. Holistic Spiritual Leadership. Structural Justice/Mission . 2 nd ? auxiliary 3 rd ? The door into the Core. Intersection Participative Community building. Intersection Sensitivity to the Integrity of Creation.

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Handout No 2

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  1. Handout No 2

  2. Holistic Spiritual Leadership Structural Justice/Mission 2nd? auxiliary 3rd? The door into the Core Intersection Participative Community building Intersection Sensitivity to the Integrity of Creation Personal Justice/Humility – Integrity - by walking humbly with the Divine in you, community, creation. Relational Justice – exercising Compassion Tsedekah IntersectionTransparency

  3. Operates in the Public Arena of life Right-relationship with God in self, others, creation Relationship with God (Creator - Genesis 2) Confronts and challenges injustice with dignity Aim: The elimination of all boundaries created by classism, racism, sexism, ageism, etc. Gift: Faithfulness to the struggle to challenge the structures that do not reverence the dignity of all Commitment to the Reign of God – as “Shalom” Health, Wholeness, Healing, Liberation, Freedom – for all Life. If I don’t speak – who will? SHADOW/UNHEALTH Conscious and unconscious participation in societal and ecclesial structures that diminish the rights of some/all. Possible Violation of Personal and Community justice in the process of addressing Structural justice. Lack of Reflection on Action (Contemplative Dimension) Abandonment of Community for Action or withdrawal Death of the Vision/Meaning Rejection Model Burnout Do Justice: Sphere One – The Public ArenaStructural Justice GIFT

  4. God’s Hesed towards a person places that person in a new relationship with others – one based on God’s kindness. Everyday living begins to reflect the kindness received from God. Relationship is with the Spirit/Sophia as Sanctifier/Transforming Power in the community Operates in the Interpersonal Arena Ability to transcend self for others Recognises and enjoys difference Participates in the Creation of Community for Mission Networks with other communities for Mission Connects with others Addresses community conflict with dignity Healthy inter-independence Celebrates unity through diversity Encourages others to use their gifts for the upbuilding of community for mission. SHADOW Introspection Diminished sense of Mission Jealousy and Hatred Comparison - Feeling greater than or less than… Exclusivity-coupling ‘Scapegoating’ Divisiveness Non-acceptance Lack of reflection on the purpose for community Lack of activity beyond the community GIFT Sphere TwoLove Mercy- Kindness - Hesed Intersection with 1 = participative community building with inclusive structures and policies Intersection with 3 =Transparency

  5. Humble living is based on a balanced and realistic sense of self, healthy self esteem. In touch with one’s essence – essential self. Operates in the personal arena Respects individuality and the uniqueness of self and others Relationship with Jesus – the human one Contemplative dimension – the deepest core of one’s being – where I allow my God to be with me as I am. Place of Conversion/Transformation Celebrates individuality – I-Thou Relationship Values the Soul Mate Self-differentiated and connected Works at Integrity (Word and Action Congruence) Wisdom figure Mentor Principled Not dependent on feedback for identity SHADOW/UNHEALTH Introspection Narcissism Self-absorption Withdrawal from community Withdrawal from action Sits on the Gift Despair Cynicism about Community Fixed in the Guru space Dependent on advisees for sense of identity Diminished sense of healthy mutuality in relationship GIFT Sphere ThreeWalk humbly with your God Intersection with 2=Transparency Intersection with 1=Sensitivity to the Integrity of Creation

  6. Living from the Heart 1. Mary MacKillop... ‘had an extraordinary capacity to work in the way that the spirit of wisdom works. For within her is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, mobile, incisive, unsullied , lucid, invulnerable, benevolent, shrewd, irresistible, beneficent, friendly to all human beings, steadfast, dependable, unperturbed. • She understood and treasured the gift, abilities and dedication of her sisters, and her assessment of the needs of the time, and of the Church structures within which she worked was insightful and accurate. • Above all, it is apparent that her life, her decisions and her actions grew from her profoundly living relationship with God. This was the deepest foundation and the keystone of all she was, did and decided.

  7. 2. Mary MacKillop’s way of being in the midst of enormous complexity inspires awe. In the midst of changing and seemingly chaotic conditions, the unreliable modes of Church authority, uncertainty at every level, with her primary consideration the well being of her sisters and her openness to the guidance of the Spirit, she somehow seemed to navigate the stormy seas of her times. She had the courage which is such a central component of any desire to change. She could see the big issues and she confronted them ...She was firmly planted in her own Centre, in her ground of Being, in her essence in God. She was ‘true in her heart’. This was her secret. Scripturally, the word ‘heart’ describes the centre and essence of the person, the pattern f their wholeness, and the dwelling place of God. It was a primary aspect of Mary MacKillop that she was true in her heart, and it was from this true heart that there came her capacity for spiritual discernment and her ability to see with clear perception. Seeing with the eyes of the heart as she did, she had the capacity to feel and express her emotions truthfully as she lived and spoke from her centre. Her letters reveal a woman ‘true in her heart’ as Jesus was true in his heart. It was deep in the heart of Jesus that she found her own heart. She writes, ‘when storms rage, when persecutions of dangers threaten, I quietly creep into its deep abyss. And securely sheltered there my soul is at peace though my body is tossed on the stormy waves of a cold and selfish world. Elizabeth Cain

  8. Insights – Connections (Journal) Where am I now? (optional – create an image or colours or journal) 1) Mission – 2) Community – 3) Contemplative 3) Shadow – An area to work on for me 4) Awareness of renewed appreciation of others with whom I live/work? 5) Word from Scripture that speaks to me today? 6) Image of God for me today? 7) Symbol/poem/song/ to share in final prayer of my commitment to action. Personal ReflectionMicah 6:8 Towards an Integrated Spirituality Choose whichever of 1 to 6 are helpful to you today plus 7.

  9. God’s Gift ~ Grace ~ at the Core of Spirituality Grace... God’s own Spirit imparted freely and immediately to all human beings. It is God’s own self-communication, which permeates the world at its inmost roots. Not a separate thing or a special gift that shows up every now and again, grace is the animating force of all human history, present even before Jesus Christ. Co-existent but not identical with our race, it comes to expression wherever people express their love in car for others, creative art, literature, technology, all the good, critical dimensions of responsibility, and trust, even in darkness. Elizabeth Johnson Quest for the Living God

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