MAG+S – FAITH IN ACTION:MAG+S – FAITH IN ACTION: Project Ignite- Exercise #1

An Ignatian Approach

“A fire that kindles other fires “

Project Ignite- Exercise #1An Ignatian Approach to Faith in Action

BEING CONTEPLATIVES IN BEING CONTEPLATIVES IN ACTIONACTION

Prayer for Generosity

Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous, teach Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous, teach me to serve you as you deserve, to give and me to serve you as you deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to seek reward rest, to labour and not to seek reward except that of knowing that I do your will. except that of knowing that I do your will.

The Holy TrinityThe Holy TrinityContemplating the WorldContemplating the World

Looking upon our world: God saw men and Looking upon our world: God saw men and women being born and being laid to rest, some women being born and being laid to rest, some getting married and others getting divorced, the getting married and others getting divorced, the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the happy and the sad, so many people aimless, happy and the sad, so many people aimless, despairing, hateful, and killing, so many despairing, hateful, and killing, so many undernourished, sick, and dying, so many undernourished, sick, and dying, so many struggling with life and blind to any meaning. struggling with life and blind to any meaning. With God, I can hear people laughing and crying, With God, I can hear people laughing and crying, some shouting and screaming, some praying, some shouting and screaming, some praying, others cursing. others cursing. [from the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola]

OUR WORLDOUR WORLD

See!!!See!!!

• The situationThe situation

• The realityThe reality

• The HUMAN CONDITIONThe HUMAN CONDITION

• QUESTIONQUESTION – What does this – What does this MOVE you to do?MOVE you to do?

Open your eyesOpen your eyes

See the worldSee the world

What do you seeWhat do you see

??

Our World, A Broken WorldOur World, A Broken World

All this should MOVE You

To Transform this World you need to Ask Yourself:

• WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR CHRISTWHAT HAVE I DONE FOR CHRIST

• WHAT AM I DOING FOR CHRISTWHAT AM I DOING FOR CHRIST

• WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE FOR WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE FOR CHRISTCHRIST

If they did it, Why Cant I do it?THE IGNATIAN INVITATION

• St Dominics

• St Francis

• Our Lord Himself – Moved with compassion to Act, Even to lay down his life

In our life In our life times…times…

Mother Teresa

Pope John Paul II

Nelson Mandela

Martin Luther King (Jnr)

Again Ask Yourself:

WHAT HAVE I DONE WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR GOD?FOR GOD?

WHAT AM I DOING WHAT AM I DOING FOR GOD?FOR GOD?

WHAT OUGHT TO BE WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE FOR GOD??DONE FOR GOD??