What he teaches, if lived, brings joy, which is the result of union with God, who lives with us and within all of creation. Francis is still admired today in our fractious and divided world. You, too, can follow in Jesus footsteps with these teachings: The First Teaching: The Wonder of the Incarnation The Second Teaching: The Paradox of Evangelical Poverty The Third Teaching: Live the Gospel The Fourth Teaching: Go and Repair Gods House The Fifth Teaching: Making Peace The Sixth Teaching: All Creatures Are Our Brothers and Sisters The Seventh Teaching: The Joy of Humble Praise and Service of God The Teaching of Teachings: LoveThis simple map for living is why St. In this, as in everything else, he was following in the footsteps of Jesus, who is the mystery of the fullness of God among us. Francis was not a medieval theologian but a teacher of wisdom who used sayings, stories, and rituals to show us how we can allow God to transform our lives. The seven teachings outlined here-plus an eighth teaching on love, the teaching behind all teachings-define a spirituality for our own time that anyone can learn to practice in his or her own life, anyone who has an attitude of reverence for others and for the earth and all of nature, and who acknowledges the existence of a higher power that is beyond what one can perceive with the senses.
St Francis invites us to go on a journey from love through love into love.
These seven teachings are both a way and a destination, the way being transformation and the destination being the love of God. Francis of Assisi in the prayerful, lyrical style his readers will recognize. Murray Bodo, OFM, brings to life seven teachings from the life and writings of St. All of these teachings have their roots and destination in the love of God that surrounds all of creation and each individual person. Beginning with the wonder of the incarnation, he moves through the paradox of evangelical poverty, living the Gospel, repairing Gods house, making peace, the recognition that we are one with all of creation, and the joy and humble service of God. Francis and shows how these teachings are the foundation for Franciscan spirituality today. About the Book Franciscan Murray Bodo illuminates seven key teachings from St.
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