A Year-Long Formation Program for
Lay Leaders in the CSSJ Mission and Tradition
Spirits on Fire!
A Year-Long Formation Program
for Lay Leaders in the
CSSJ Mission and Tradition
Spirits on Fire!
Module 2: Self-Emptying Love
Additional Resources For Reflection
Scripture:
Philippians 2: 5-11 (NAB)
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
2 Corinthians 12: 1-10 “In weakness, power reaches perfection”
Romans 14: 7-8
Poetry:
To "Self Empty"
To "self empty"
in the way Jesus is described
as doing
means being present
without demanding
that your presence be recognized
and its
importance acknowledged;
it means giving without demanding
that your generosity
be reciprocated;
it means being invitational
rather than coercive;
it means being vulnerable
and helpless,
unable to protect yourself against
the pain
of being taken for granted
or rejected;
it means living in a great patience
that does not demand intervention,
Divine or human,
when things do not unfold
according to your will;
it means letting God be God
and others be themselves
without either having to submit
to your wishes or your timetable.
- by Ronald Rolheiser
Maxims:
#3: “Empty yourself in honor of the Incarnate Word who emptied himself with so much love for you. (Phil 2:7) Make it your commitment to live in the practice of the most sincere, true, and profound humility possible to you.
Maxims of Perfection:
Chapter II, 3: “A heart empty of all is, at the same time, full of God.”
Video by Brene Brown:
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en
Book:
The Gifts of Imperfection -by Brene Brown
Songs
“In the Power of Christ” by David Haas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1saoY7e1BPQ
“Japanese Bowl Song”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOAzobTIGr8