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Randy Allen <Remaj>

"Vocation is God Given and Driven"

	Wow! Six months have passed.	1597 dni temu
	Greetings and peace! July 14, 2005 Wow! Six months have passed. I recall the fear, eagerness and awe when moving to Sydney. My intention was to listen to what God has to say about my Marist vocation or the possibility that I might be called for something else. My discerning weighed my soul, mood and attitude. I was so focused on “looking” and “listening” for vocational clues that I forgot that there were wonderful experiences of these past months. There were enjoyable moments of traveling to wonderful places, meeting diverse cultures and eating interesting tucker. I had a wonderful international birthday party coordinated by my fellow novices. Accordingly, the beautiful grace of being in Australia, living in an international community and exploring God was savored. Looking back, the reality of discerning is why I am here. However, I am more open and grace filled to engage this process as a discerner. The moments here at the novitiate, around Ermington and throughout Sydney facilitate my willingness to be with God and live out His dream for me. I look forward to the next six months events. We, the novices, will have an eighteen day retreat of silence and stillness (St. Ignatius model). The Provincials will visit in August. Later in this winter season, we all will visit an Aborigines community. Amendment: Wow! I did it. I was able to explore and savor solitude with the Lord and his solace for eighteen days. God’s grace to be contemplative definitely surprised me. I thought would explode or implode with boredom. However, the excitement of being in God’s love and with Fr. King’s guidance, he was our retreat director, liberated my joy of accepting God’s invitation to discern my life as a believer and Marist. I am more resolve in allowing my willingness to thrive and lessen more my willfulness. I believe my eagerness, stubbornness and defensiveness clouded the graces within and around me to mature into a capable celibate minister. Now that God has quieted me and shown me how to “lessen”, I believe I am better at prudently serving and doing Mary’s work of her Son, our savior. Comtemproaries Through Christ, Randy
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1 komentarz:

	Gail Priestley mówi…	1591 dni temu
	Hi Randy, How wonderful to hear how your novitiate year is unfolding. Keep on trusting in God's limitless love and Mary's gentle, persistent care. This is a privileged time for you to "dig deep" the foundations of your religious life. Blessings, Gail
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