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Aug 2023
27m 47s

S12 E24 - Christifideles Laici Chapter 5...

HEATHER KHYM, MICHELLE BENZINGER, SISTER MIRIAM JAMES HEIDLAND
About this episode

In this episode, we conclude our five part study of Christifideles Laici. We discuss how life is a continual maturation process and in order to bear new fruit, we need to put in the effort to grow. Community is an integral part of this formation and we chat about how allowing others into our lives is necessary for this maturation and healing. We have deeply enjoyed journeying with you this summer and are excited to announce that Season 13 will begin on September 25th! God bless you friends and thank you for being a part of our community!

 

Heather’s One Thing - The song I Just Love You by UPPERROOM and Abbie Gamboa

Heather’s Other One Thing - Jake Khym’s new course on Identity. Visit Life Restoration Ministries to find out more information and sign up for the course this fall

Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Healing the Whole Person Weeklong Virtual Retreat

Michelle’s One Thing - Her friends the O’Grady’s and for their generosity in letting her use their beachhouse to record this summer series.  

 

Discussion Questions:

  • How are you being called to grow and mature?
  • Do you believe that Jesus desires to heal you? How can you open your life to healing?
  • How are you letting yourself be formed?

 

Journal Questions:

  • Where does the Holy Spirit long to bring fruit in my life?
  • Are the fruits of the Holy Spirit present in my emotions?
  • Are the fruits of the Holy Spirit present in my relationship with my spouse? With my community? With my children?
  • Are the fruits of the Holy Spirit present in my home? At work?
  • Do I have a teachable spirit?

 

Quotes to Ponder:

The gospel image of the vine and the branches reveals to us another fundamental aspect of the lay faithful's life and mission:the call to growth and a continual process of maturation, of always bearing much fruit. (Christifideles Laici Paragraph 57)

To be able to discover the actual will of the Lord in our lives always involves the following: a receptive listening to the Word of God and the Church, fervent and constant prayer, recourse to a wise and loving spiritual guide, and a faithful discernment of the gifts and talents given by God, as well as the diverse social and historic situations in which one lives. (Christifideles Laici Paragraph 58)

  

Scripture for Lectio: 

"He who abides in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." -John 15:5

 

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