{"id":4036,"date":"2019-05-16T11:19:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T11:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajan.africa\/?p=4036"},"modified":"2019-05-16T11:19:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T11:19:52","slug":"a-calm-recollection-at-the-resurrection-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/a-calm-recollection-at-the-resurrection-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"A calm recollection at the Resurrection Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

AJAN team undertook a fruitful recollection on 25th<\/sup>\u00a0January, 2019 at the Resurrection Garden in Karen, Nairobi.\u00a0 Fr. John the Baptist, Socius at JCAM facilitated the one day event. Coinciding with the\u00a0Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul<\/em>, the reminiscence sought to sensitize AJAN staff on awareness of Christ in their world, in others and in them hence becoming reconciled with God, with others, with the environment and with self.\u00a0 Topics of reflection included: The Two Standards and the Two Value System, My Own Context, Enemies Within, Mental Models and How We Could Pray.<\/p>\n

In \u00a0the introduction, the facilitator started by noting the significance of greetings giving examples of \u201cNamaste\u201d which means \u201cI greet the god in you\u201d employed in eastern meditations like Yoga, Yoruba greetings (Western Africa) such as; \u201cIle nko\u201d? \u201cOga nko\u201d? \u201cEbi nko\u201d? \u201cIyao nko\u201d? \u201cBaba nko\u201d?. He observed that while greeting your neighbor in Yoruba, you have to do so demonstrating absolute humility.<\/p>\n

The sessions had the team divided into two groups whereby each group would discuss certain subjects and which would then be presented to entire time after regrouping. . Participants were introduced to the \u2018two-standards\u2019 mediation<\/em>\u00a0in the\u00a0spiritual exercises<\/em>\u00a0as described by Jesuit spiritual master Joseph Tetlow. For instance, it was presented to them \u00a0that faith is characterized by \u2018Warfare\u2019 and that everyone is in a battlefield \u00a0must know to which camp they belonged. They also reflected on Ephesians 6:12; \u2018For our struggle is not with the flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.\u2019 According to Fr. John the Baptist, our behavior determines which side we belong to, whether it is that of Jesus Christ or that of the evil one. Reflecting in their \u2018Own Context\u2019, participants were asked to \u00a0consider various situations such as; the times they \u00a0happened to not \u00a0\u00a0have got along well with their colleagues, friends or even strangers, the times they may have destroyed their immediate environment through their daily basic activities, the times they had not connected with God and their own selves. This enabled participants to be aware of their daily life challenges and struggles and how they could give the best of themselves regardless of the situation they found themselves in.<\/p>\n

On a topic titled \u2018Enemies Within\u2019, the facilitator spoke on Doubt, Fear and\u00a0Mental Models<\/em>. In his explanation, self-doubt discourages someone from making decisions while fear within self makes one not take actions which they would otherwise have \u00a0taken.\u00a0Mental models<\/em>\u00a0on the other hand are the images, assumptions and stories which shape our thinking and response towards the world we live in. According to the facilitator, through faith, doubt, fear and mental models could be defeated in our minds.<\/p>\n

After various topics were covered in this reflection, \u00a0participants shared areas \u00a0which had deeply touched them.\u00a0\u201c\u2026We spend most of our time together in the office. This kind of exercise was necessary to inspire us spiritually and socially and to help us grow united as a family, as we work together towards accomplishing AJAN mission\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/em>noted one participant. A second round of sharing allowed \u00a0staff to express what greatly touched their hearts about what their \u00a0colleagues had shared. Each member of staff was then asked by the facilitator to make a prayer concerning the day\u2019s reflection. The session ended with celebration of Holy mass led by Fr. John the Baptist.<\/p>\n

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AJAN team undertook a fruitful recollection on 25th\u00a0January, 2019 at the Resurrection Garden in Karen, Nairobi.\u00a0 Fr. John the Baptist, Socius at JCAM facilitated the one day event. Coinciding with the\u00a0Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, the reminiscence sought to sensitize AJAN staff on awareness of Christ in their<\/p>\n

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