| MOVEMENT
FOR RESTORATION
“Lead
us back to you, O Lord, that we may
be restored” (Lam 5:21a)
We
are at the crossroads in our life
and mission as CFC. There is intense
conflict and disunity, even among
the top leadership. CFC has been put
in disfavor with our bishops as a
result of the lack of submission of
top elders. The place of GK as a pillar
of CFC is being eroded and we are
sliding to the social apart from the
spiritual.
Have
we lost our way?
We
indeed have been guilty of infidelities
to our covenant, even as God continued
to use us in the power of His Spirit
in our first 25 years. But in His
love for us, God brought us to Lamentations
this year, as His way of opening our
minds to the dangers of continuing
to slip away from our call. Now there
is conflict and disunity. But even
this is part of God’s plan to
purify us.
How
do we find the right way?
“Lead
us back to you, O Lord, that we may
be restored: give us anew such days
as we had of old.” (Lam 5:21).
The key to restoration is to go back
to our original charism. Going back
is the way to go forward.
In
1993, we had 3 key words to describe
ourselves and our mission: Global,
Wholistic, Catholic.
-
CFC
is an evangelistic and missionary
community, serving the universal
Church.
-
CFC
is a family life renewal movement,
with womb-to-tomb support environments.
-
CFC
is an integral part of the life
and mission of the Roman Catholic
Church.
We
are Families in the Holy Spirit
renewing the face of the earth.
We
will still do work with the poor,
which is part of the mission of Jesus,
but our work with the poor will not
be our primary focus. The work for
justice and for life will be given
equal importance. And none of these
services should be allowed to negatively
impact on our basic mission of evangelization
and family life renewal.
Lamentations
is a time of purification, leading
to greater empowerment for the work
ahead. Lamentations is about restoration.
It is about fully living out our covenant,
and living out our call according
to our original charism.
We
all need to take responsibility for
the life and mission of CFC. Together,
in this movement for restoration,
let us all discern and follow where
God moves us.
(Friday
the 13th, July 2007) |
