Art and Spirit: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Spiritual Gifts

"Whatever the good God has given me
has always pleased me, even the gifts
which have appeared to me less good
and less beautiful than those received
by others."

-St. Therese of Lisieux

One of the strengths on my assessment from the Called and Gifted workshop I went to this weekend was Voluntary Poverty......at the time I joked about this, it wasn't my idea but God's idea that I should be THIS humble. I was thinking about this more this morning and....yes I do follow this lifestyle.
I have listed a few of the Charisms listed in the inventory; just at a quick glance ( I know many haven't attended this workshop) which do you think you can identify with?
Administration
Evangelism - Not as hard and scary as we think.
Giving - Maybe you already do this without knowing
Music
Service

Each day I will add a few more.....there are 24 areas. I welcome comments whether you have been to one of these workshops or not.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Called and Gifted

I was at a Called and Gifted workshop this past weekend…..WOW…it was fantastic.
One of my favorite individuals, Mary Sharon Moore, was the speaker. I love listening to her and learning from her. Her presentation is so lively and the woman knows her stuff.
We were first guided to remember that we are all commissioned by God and given Charisms/gifts at Baptism and Confirmation for the good of God’s work to take out to the community/world. There were 24 Charisms discussed. Our homework the first night was to take inventory through 120 questions, and evaluate on a scale of 0-3 the level of importance or occurrence of particular events in our daily lives. Very easy to do, and then total your scores to find where your strengths are. It is interesting to see how there may be more that one area you are gifted in and how they work together.
This was sponsored by the Catherine of Siena Institute out of Colorado Spring CO. Thank you,
Siena Institute, so much for this ministry. Additionally, Mary Sharon Moore is an excellent teach and speaker. I was blessed to be at a Women’s Retreat a couple of years ago where she was the presenter, and was so happy to see her again. She has also written many books, one in particular that fit this workshop very well, “Anointed for a Purpose”.
If you can…schedule this workshop in your area, it is a must attend. Clear out the clutter and enable yourself to get down to the real work God intends for you.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Silence - Where we find God

New piece on SEImagesonline
I grew up near the California Redwoods.....that must be where my love for the outdoors began. There is nothing better than a quiet, peaceful path. I am closer to God when I am there taking in all the sights and aromas.