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To be human is to be created.
To be human is to live with givens.
To be human is to have limited control.
To be human is to be dependent.
To be human is to be vulnerable.
To be human is to live with these
disturbing realities.
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To be human is also a wonderful reality.
To be human is to be desired
into being by God.
To be human is to be created out of
love, to love and be loved.
To be human is to be gifted with
talents and abilities.
To be human is to be gifted with
freedom to choose.
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When I use my gifts and freedom
properly, I come closer to God’s
hopes and dreams for me.
God’s hope is that I become the
person he had hope me to be,
my best self.
I am my best self when I am most
loving, most life giving.
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When I do not put to use, when I
misuse or abuse my gifts and
freedom I wreck havoc on my self
and God’s other creation.
To be human is to have choices.
The choices I make bring me closer to
God or away from God.
God continues to create me through
the choices I make.
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“Tara. Langoy.”
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Gaano ka-lalim?
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Gaano ka-lawak?
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Gaano ka-layo?
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Lalim
Lawak
Layo
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Discernment
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Discernment
Formation of the Community
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Lalim
Lawak
Layo
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Lalim
Lawak
Layo
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LAWAK
Sakop ng ating
ginagawang
paghuhubog
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LAWAK
Sino?
Tayo ngayon ay nagtatalaga:
Sa patuloy na paghuhubog ng mga Pari,
Relihiyoso, at Layko.
Sa pagbubuo at pagpapatibay ng mga munting
pamayanang Kristiyano (BEC), na nakabatay sa Salita
ng Diyos at Turo ng Simbahan upang maging buhay
na saksi ng paghahari ng Diyos.
Sa pagtatatag ng mga angkop na balangkas at
programang pang-diyosesis, pambikaryato, at
pamparokya.
Sa maka-Kristiyanong pagtugon sa mga
pagbabagong nagaganap sa pamilya at lipunan.
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LAYO
Patunguhin ng
paghuhubog
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LAYO
Saan
patungo?
Maging Sambayanang Kristiyanong
maka-Diyos - makatao, makabuhay,
makakalikasan, at makabayan - mga
alagad ni Kristo at Simbahan ng
mga Dukha na may pananagutan
at pakikisangkot sa
pinagpanibagong lipunan sa tulong
ni Maria, Birhen del Pilar.
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Lalim
Lawak
Layo
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LALIM
Sariling
paghuhubog
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Prayer and Discernment
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Discernment
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Personal
Discernment
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Discernment
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Discernment
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Discernment
Decision-Making
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Discernment
Decision-Making
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Pagbubulay-bulay
Paghihimay
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pakikinig at pakikiniig
sa kalooban ng Diyos
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PRESUMPTIONS
we truly that we that the choice
that we are truly
seek God’s honestly is between good
“indifferent” in
search for things , for there
will in the the best sense
is little or no
midst of a God’s will of that word
open to sense in praying
life in which (which is the
whatever seems about whether
Christian same as our
the most life or not to rob a
values exist own deepest, giving, loving bank or commit
and endure, best desire ), thing to do, and a murder.
Source: Emmaus SD Course, May 2024
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Applicability of discernment is
LARGER and FAR-REACHING.
This takes and deserves time.
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Discernment is an art or
habit that is cultivated over
time as we become more
attuned to our interior
movements and deepen our
relationship with God.
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HOW?
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Prayer
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Lord, teach us your way
so that it becomes our way
today…
and always.
Pedro Arrupe , SJ
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Prayer
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Why do
people pray?
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Why do
YOU pray?
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WHY?
Obligation Out of
and fear need
Finds
To show God that
consolation and
one is serious
feel close to God
about one’s
spiritual life
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
WHY?
To give thanks
To praise
To ask for forgiveness
Out of love
Desire and seek the
company of God
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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Models of
Prayer
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ABRAHAM
- father of faith
A listener in
prayer
Hears God’s
commands and
promises
Worship is central
in his prayer.
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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MOSES
-the great leader of people
Shows a love of deep solitude
in his prayer
Again and again ascending
the mountain to meet God
alone.
Much of his prayer revolves
around
his struggle with the demands
of his difficult vocation.
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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JEREMIAH
-the prophet
Straight with God in
prayer
Pours his hurts, his
frustrations, even his
inner rebellion at the
things God asks him
to do
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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ESTHER
Supplicatory prayer
Prays on behalf of the
Hebrew people before
she takes her petition
to the King of Persia
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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JUDITH
Prayer centers on
trust in God.
Exhorts her
beleaguered people
to trust in God
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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PSALMS
the prayer book of the Old Testament
exhibit the perennial prayer themes
of the human heart
Awe
Supplication
Sorrow
Gratitude
Adoration
Trust
Longing
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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JESUS
Prayed during ordinary times
as well during crucial times
Jesus seems to be driven
partly by a sense of need,
partly by a great love for his
Father, to deepen in prayer
the union which is the
wellspring of his whole
existence
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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Bernard, Benedict,
Francis of Assisi, Clare,
Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross,
Theresa of Lisieux,
Ignatius of Loyola,
Catherine of Siena, Francis Xavier
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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Prayer is an
important part of
both their lives and
their writings
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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If we ask those whose lives
impress us with their spiritual
vitality and gentle power,
we usually find that they take
time to pray.
Source: “The Art of Christian Listening” by Thomas Hart
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Layo
Lawak
Lalim
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Prayer is not a part of
living, a thing that
is on our schedule that
we “do”, but ALL of living
There is no part of our
lives with which
God is not concerned.
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Balikan ang iyong buhay-lingkod,
nagkaroon ka din ba ng mga
ganitong SANGANG-DAAN?
Anu-ano ang mga bagay na iyong
isinaalang-alang?
Paano naging bahagi ng aking
karanasan ang PANALANGIN?
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