This is the beginning of a series of posts that will be provide a basic and complete understanding of the spirituality of a Bearer of the Preborn Christ. This will come in small pieces through the blog while it will develop with the accumulation of each piece to a whole of all pieces combined on a single webpage.
Part One
Introduction
“…it is in dying that we are born into eternal life.” Although this last line from the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis is not believed to have been written by St. Francis, it has been embraced as capturing his spirit.1 This line highlights his perspective on mortal life as a womb where we are perfected in charity for eternal life. As eternal life and happiness with God should be the goal of everyone, Francis devoted the last half of his life to his perfection in charity. He did this by seeking to imitate the earthly life of Jesus Christ as closely as he could. In his often-dramatic fashion, Francis acted in a manner that would impress upon himself a virtue or truth about Jesus by living it himself. In this manner, he grew and developed his faith in God, preparing himself for eternal life. That he viewed it as a womb gives us a glimpse into Francis’s mostly hidden spiritual life that this study may help illuminate for us to share.
Peace of Jesus in the womb of Mary be with you.
1 Bodo OFM, Murray, A Look at the Peace Prayer of St. Francis, Franciscan Media.org, Dec 30, 2020. https://www.franciscanmedia.org/franciscan-spirit-blog/a-look-at-the-peace-prayer-of-st-francis
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