{"id":526,"date":"2019-01-30T08:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T08:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/?p=526"},"modified":"2019-01-30T08:16:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T08:16:47","slug":"world-assembly-reflections-day-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/30\/world-assembly-reflections-day-8\/","title":{"rendered":"World Assembly Reflections &#8211; Day #8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July 29th<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-envira-envira-gallery\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-503\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base_dark\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-503\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-504\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; 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padding-bottom: 1px; padding-right: 1px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/new.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/zz3365.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-503 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery503\" title=\"zz3365\" data-envira-caption=\"zz3365\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-505\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/zz3365-1024x768-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/zz3365-1024x768-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"503\" data-envira-item-id=\"505\" data-envira-caption=\"zz3365\" alt=\"\" title=\"zz3365\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/zz3365-1024x768-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/www.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/zz3365-1024x768-640x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"225\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/zz3341.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianlifecommunity.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/zz3365.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today was our final day of communal discernment with ESDAQ in which \nwe prayed for a greater integration in our CLC\/Ignatian charism in the \nmorning, and then appropriate what we had received during these last \ndays of our discernment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our morning prayer was focused upon how to complete this beginning \nphrase: \u201cAs a CLC, we are called today to\u2026\u201d Among the fruits of our \nprayers were many who felt we were being called to greater, more visible\n service in our apostolic presence; that we were being called to deeper \ncompanionship and support with one another in our CLC community; that we\n were being called to a better understanding and witness of our Ignatian\n charism as discerning disciples; and for greater trust in what Christ \nwas calling each us within CLC. The fruits of these discernments were \ncaptured by each group on poster paper and presented to our Assembly for\n all to see and prayerfully ponder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My own sense was that perhaps we need to be more flexible and \nmentoring to each other as companions. The image that came to me in this\n morning prayer was the Taize community\u2026 a very appealing and visible \nwitness of hospitality to thousands and thousands of people. Through our\n own Ignatian charism, how can we be just as welcoming and hospitality \nto those around us? One particular difficulty that we have in CLC is the\n structure of our group dynamics. While it certainly develops \n\u2018community\u2019  and intimacy within the group, it can also prove to be \ndifficult in welcoming people who would be interested in becoming part \nof CLC if there were not enough interested people to form a new group. \nOne question for us to prayerfully consider is how we can help make our \nCLC structure more welcoming and open through the inspiration of Taize? \nIt is a question that we have struggled with for a while, and that we \nhave explored through Open Groups, but needs to be explored further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we entered into a prayerful pondering of the gifts that we have \nreceived so far in our Assembly journey. What are we bringing back to \nour Nationals? For many of us this Assembly has been a reaffirmation of \nour CLC vocations. There was one European member who was recently \nelected as President of their CLC National\u2026 very reluctantly. This new \nPresident entered the Assembly questioning their desire even to be here,\n given how busy their life was and the time it was taking away from it. \nBut yesterday, talking with me, they were immensely affirmed and deeply \ngrateful in an entirely new way for their presence within CLC through \ntheir experience being here. There was a tremendous reaffirmation for \nmany people in the CLC vocations; a new sense of belonging; profound \ngratitude for the opportunity to enter into ongoing spiritual \nconversation with CLC members from different parts of the world; a \nbetter sense of how to facilitate community. We took all of the fruits \nof this prayer &#8211; the gifts we have received from our communal \ndiscernment &#8211; and walked out in procession to present them around the \nMary pond in gratitude for all we received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These days have been rich and full of meaning for us Assembly \nparticipants. But for many there is still a question that remains\u2026 where\n do we go from here. Some expressed to me a lack of clarity, a lack of a\n mandate in going forward for the new world Exco, and for us Nationals. \nThe last Assembly in Lebanon called us to the apostolic Frontiers. Where\n are we being towards this Assembly? This is a question that remains for\n many. Perhaps to a greater sense of the Examen in our communal lives\u2026 \nin how we live our CLC vocations together\u2026 with greater intentionality \nof appropriating what we have received, and in how we have failed to \nrespond? A scripture passage we were asked to pray with was Isaiah \n43:18-19, in which contains this image: \u201cI am about to do a new thing; \nnow it springs forth, do you not perceive it?\u201d Many of us here are a \nlittle unperceptive at the moment. Perhaps between this Assembly and the\n next we are being called to help each other within our National \ncommunities perceive this \u201cnew thing\u201d that has arisen amongst us a \nlittle more clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though this \u201cnew thing\u201d and our future orientation as a World \nCommunity throughout out Nationals remains unclear for many at the \nmoment &#8211; myself included &#8211; the Assembly atmosphere this evening is one \nfilled with immense consolation and gratitude\u2026 I hear laughter and \nconfidances all around me at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow the desks come back\u2026 back to serious business\u2026. looking at \nproposed Amendments to our General Principles and General Norms, Budget \nApproval, etc\u2026 groan:( But at least it will be a different kind of day. \nSo many of us were aware of the prayerful intensity of these last days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attached as photos you will see our big Assembly tent from the \noutside, as well as the Marian pond in which we offered all of our gifts\n this evening (too dark to take a photo of that).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings to you all,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 29th Today was our final day of communal discernment with ESDAQ in which we prayed for a greater integration in our CLC\/Ignatian charism in the morning, and then appropriate what we had received during these last days of our discernment. 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