St. Joseph's Day (March 19) is always an occasion for the members of the SSJs of Springfield to get together at our motherhouse in Holyoke. This year's observance included information from a workshop presented in Chicago by Sandra Schneiders, IHM, dinner, liturgy, dessert, and music.
In summarizing some of Sandra Schneiders' thoughts, Mary Quinn, SSJ president, said that what religious women are about is "trying to 'reimagine our world,' trying to live out the gospel that Jesus unleashed in the imagination of the human race." I thought that those were powerful words. "Unleashing" - freeing, letting go of God's vision for creation; imagining and working to bring about a world where all God's children - all - are seen as equal; where sinners are guests at dinner; where the last are first; where all things are see as interdependent; where people who are poor inherit the earth; and where everyone has what they need to live in the dignity worthy of God's daughters and sons.
This requires the willingness to rebalance everything. It seems like a daunting and difficult task - certainly one worthy of the work of a lifetime. May Joseph bless us all with energy and wisdom and imagination.
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I agree--that is truly a powerful statement. And, it seems to me, it reflects the great love--and trust--that Jesus has in us, to "unleash" the gospel into the "imagination of the human race." Kind of boggles the mind doesn't it!
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