There is a need to break down our large communities into small communities where people can meet with God.
Pilgrimages can lead people to a deepening of faith.
The parish is the first place where the Word can be announced. There is a need for parish renewal.
Clarify the types of small faith communities in different parts of the world.
Evangelization should lead to an encounter with Jesus Christ. We find our fullness in meeting Christ. There is a need to fall in love with Jesus Christ and his spouse the church. We need to contemplate the face of Christ."
These are some of the "small group" discussion reports mentioned in this weeks Inside the Synod blog report from Bishop Gerald Kikanas of Phoenix, AZ. They resonated with me.
Just going to Mass is not enough for me. I want to know more about Christ and personally experience his presence in my life.
The way to this may be through less doing and more being. Less exploring and more imploring. Travelling to the inside rather than outside.
While on the Camino de Santiago, I had plenty of time to "implore" i.e. think, reflect and pray silently. I found this immensely rewarding and life changing.
Perhaps the Synod Fathers are on to something. It's not about the "Power of the Keys", challenging secularization, "creeping infalibility", religious freedom or asking for foregiveness for past sins, it is, it is, .... about ....
BEING WITH CHRIST ALWAYS
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