“I would rather have a hurt church, marked by the signs of walking with the people, than a hurt church because it is closed in the comfort zone trying to hold on to its own securities” (EG, 49). With these wise words of Pope Francis, we began our 4º day.
For today our aim is to summarize the intuitions of these days, and so, the commission presented us with for main topics for reflexion:
1) Mission perspective: in Comboni´s time and in our days
2) Mission style: in Comboni´s time and in in our days
3) Ministries and formation: in Comboni´s time and in in our days
4) Our own mission in the local church: in Comboni´s time and in our days
After the reflexion at a personal level and the groups discussion, took place the plenary assembly. We try to perceive what we have to change in our way of being today as missionaries, so that we can answer the Popes ‘challenge: we are all hurt but we are willing pursue the long road so that Christ will be known by all peoples and they may have life to the full.
Susana Vilas Boas
