The Second Aim - To spread the spirit of love and harmony. The Order sets out, in the name of Christ, to break down barriers between people and to seek equality for all. We accept as our second aim the spreading of a spirit of love and harmony among all people. We are pledged to fight against the ignorance, pride, and prejudice that breed injustice or partiality of any kind.
“Knowing this intellectually and actually doing it are very different things. The ego, my ego, rises up and screams “Mine!” at every opportunity. “Fulfill me!” But you are not put on this earth to fulfill me. You are put on this earth because you are beloved. You are here for the same reason I am: to be. The rest is gravy.”
As I’ve been dancing around the ego this week through the eyes of Mary Magdalene I find that
“Beloved” was most likely her middle name and she wants us to understand it for ourselves as well.
“Personal spending is limited to what is necessary for our health and well-being and that of our dependents. We aim to stay free from all attachment to wealth, keeping ourselves constantly aware of the poverty in the world and its claim on us. We are concerned more for the generosity that gives all, rather than the value of poverty in itself. In this way we reflect in spirit the acceptance of Jesus' challenge to sell all, give to the poor, and follow him.”
The Second Aim - To spread the spirit of love and harmony. The Order sets out, in the name of Christ, to break down barriers between people and to seek equality for all. We accept as our second aim the spreading of a spirit of love and harmony among all people. We are pledged to fight against the ignorance, pride, and prejudice that breed injustice or partiality of any kind.
So right up my alley!!
“Knowing this intellectually and actually doing it are very different things. The ego, my ego, rises up and screams “Mine!” at every opportunity. “Fulfill me!” But you are not put on this earth to fulfill me. You are put on this earth because you are beloved. You are here for the same reason I am: to be. The rest is gravy.”
As I’ve been dancing around the ego this week through the eyes of Mary Magdalene I find that
“Beloved” was most likely her middle name and she wants us to understand it for ourselves as well.
Today’s Franciscan Nugget:
“Personal spending is limited to what is necessary for our health and well-being and that of our dependents. We aim to stay free from all attachment to wealth, keeping ourselves constantly aware of the poverty in the world and its claim on us. We are concerned more for the generosity that gives all, rather than the value of poverty in itself. In this way we reflect in spirit the acceptance of Jesus' challenge to sell all, give to the poor, and follow him.”
Beautiful... a path of conscious love 💕