A way (or rule) of life has been used by God's people since the 6th century to order and center their lives around Jesus. The word regula (translated "rule"), in the ancient sense, meant "guidepost" or "railing" or "trellis." A regula was something that pointed out the road; something that led in a given direction; something to hang on to in the dark; something to give support as we climb; something to help us off the ground and to grow upward; something which promotes beauty and fruit.
We image our way of life individually and communally through a trellis.
Spiritual Formation is the Spirit directed process
of Jesus Christ becoming formed in us.
We collaborate with the Spirit by doing our part,
ordering and opening our lives to God for the
sake of others and to bring life to the world.
Guided by Practices in the Way of Jesus
(scripture, prayer, service, examen, sabbath)
Held Together by Rhythms of Solitude and
Community
Planted in our Five Ways of Being
(be accepting, be hospitable, be encouraging,
be forgiving, be loving)
We receive and give grace as we live into this way of life. We accept each other for where we are on our journeys of formation and we respect the different paces at which we enter into and live this way of life. We spur one another on and pick each other up.
Practices, Rhythms and Ways of Being
