Are we relevant? (Salt and Light)

We are asking ourselves if and to what extend our lives are significant and relevant in our society. Jesus points out that His disciples are the ones who make a difference in the Big Picture (that is the Kingdom of God). We are the Salt and Light People. Some of these issues or tough to work through. Jesus is calling us to more than a feel-good spirituality. We have to get down to the nuts and bolts of life. We will have to wrestle with the important issues of our time and bear with each other until we achive a deeper understanding or appreciate a different persepctive. Our Spiritual Formation groups are there to support this process.

Below are a few issues that the class brought up the deserve further discussion.

• Learning to listen: We find it's sometimes not easy to deal with someone who doesn't think alike. But if I don't hear you I can't care for you. Let's figure out togehter how to become good listeners!
• What social evils do we need to address in prayer? (Abortion, ...)
• What situations require our action. Let's come together and identify specific tasks for us as disciples that HE wants us to take care of
• Places: what are the places that we have to go to and help (here in Milwaukee for example Heart Fire Ministries), where in the world is my presence needed the most?
• Understanding what church is: What do I need to know about church, how do I relate to it
• War (see the independent thread in this blog)
• How to deal with crime in our society (death penalty, prison, ...). Let's engage in some serious talk on how we see society in this regard and how we think it should be