A good motto is a rallying cry that motivates, focuses, and energizes. When a priest is named a bishop, he always chooses a motto to serve as a guide along the difficult path of his mission.
We all have a mission, and we all have tough stretches along the path of life. Why not choose a motto for our Christian journey?
In this month’s Retreat Guide, The Complete Christian: A Retreat Guide on the Calling of the Twelve Apostles, we would like to offer one, based on the three essential elements that Jesus reveals in that Gospel passage:
· The first element is prayer – we’ll look at it in the first meditation.
· The second element is fellowship – we’ll look at that in the second meditation.
· And the third element, which we will examine in the conference, is apostolate, or apostolic action.
To pray, to love, to give. Not bad for a motto. Though some would say that it sounds even better in Latin: orare, amare, dare.
As always, this Retreat Guide can be watched, listened to, or read – whichever helps you pray better. Check it out now at www.RCSpirituality.org (scroll down the page for retreat number nine) or on Vimeo.
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Art for this post on the complete Christian retreat guide on the calling of the 12 Apostles: Retreat Guide logo courtesy of rcspirituality.com. Calling of the Apostles, Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1481 Sistine Chapel fresco, PD-US author’s life plus 100 years or less, Wikimedia Commons.
