JUNIORS' VOICE

Life without evaluation will be shallow

I start my reflection with this sentence life without evaluation will be shallow, that is true. To see what I have done in the past, how I live my life and grow in a certain aspects are the means to grow better as a person neither for religious or lay people. As a religious sister I consider these aspects so important, since I am staying in the community where diversity is. Thank you also for the concern to have this evaluation though in a short time yet generally I am able to share what are the things I need to improve more, what are the growth that I gained regarding human growth, following Christ and challenges that I confront in daily live. Honestly to live in the community is not easy just like turning my palm as I want yet at the same time that is a home where I can learn so many things, where I come to know so many things regarding my attitudes, others culture, knowledge through sharing, where I can nurture oneself regarding talents, my capacity in doing something new for me especially where I can nurture my spiritual life. There is joy, sadness, pains, happiness that sometimes I don’t understand why I have to experience. The Lord is very kind, He never leave those who called upon Him and that is my experience many times especially when I fell that nobody is beside me, that is the time I depend more myself to Him, that I stand together with Him, I am never alone. There are so many things I need to see more as the essential of this life, though sometimes my eyes so blur only the shadow that I could see but putting the trust always at His hand, hoping that everything will be done in the right time as He wills for each one. Special thanks to Sr Anas, for your availability in listening to all of us, and encouraging words to move on, yet the actor is all of us to do so, we are responsible for ourselves. May God bless all our good intentions a long this year, this small things is just beginning for all of us in order to have the bigger one. Congratulations for all the juniors. Viva Claretianas.

          With warm greetings

   Beatris Juliana Situmorang

JUNIORS EVALUATION

REFLECTION ON THE PROJECT FOR THE JUNIORS 2014/2015

by  Emy Ndung

People may say,” living without loving is just like a bowl of soup without salt; life without reflection is just like the crayon without colors; project of life without an evaluation is just like the sea without waves. “The evaluation of the project for us the juniors with the perfect of formation; Sr. Anastasia Wio was held last August 20  -  25, 2015 in Jogjakarta community.  It was done nicely as we shared our life journey according to our stage such as a pastoralist as well as for those who are studying.  Besides we did the evaluation, we had the chance also to have a personal dialogue with her (Sr. Anastasia Wio).

For me the project of a year which offered to us, I considered it as a guide that I used for a year of my pastoral that I had been passed through and I realized that it was helping me a lot. In this evaluation, there are 4 aspects that we evaluated through our sharing according to our own experiences in living it out; which are: community life, spiritual life, apostolate as well as the relationship in connection to the vows. In these 4 aspects that we had shared together; I felt that I am enriched by the sharing of my companions with the varieties experience of their ups and downs in their journey. In some aspects, I may say that I am growing because I feel that I have been improving but in in some aspects I realize that I need to see ahead of my head and to step forward in order to go out from my comfort zone in order to gain the new learning for my growth.

Lastly, I would like to thank God for the community where I was (Tilomar Community) for this community helped me to see beyond the reality of life, to feel that I am loved, to be relax but be responsible, etc.

FOUNDATION DAY

JUNIORS' VOICES

“WHEN I AM IN THE DARK, GOD IS BRIGHTER INDEED”

by Ucha Henakin

              The ten days seminar with Sr.Yolanda Kafka is just like a day. I really enjoy so much those times. Not merely an encounter among the juniours from different batches, but also gaining a lot of inspirations and enlightenments from various sharing. Making me to be aware that i never be alone in our journey. That’s why journey should be kept alive eventhough questions and disturbances are inevitable. Since I come to the seminar with displeasing situation I am, or maybe I could say that I am in disoriented situation. Experiencing darkness for long time, begging God to reveal what is going on me. I am in the tunnel of darkness, keeping walking without knowing when the light is shined. I feel astray at all. But, during these days, I never stop whispering Him to lead me, bring me back home to my inner peace or at least to know what is going on in me. I just let the Spirit works in me. And praised be the Lord, it works. I could realized with a grateful heart and sincere smile that I should be grateful to those experiences that shaking me for I could know myself better, I could have enough time to discern and decide what to do, I could understand that each steps of my formations has its demands. And those demands are not hindrances to stop the journey. It strengthens me that I should not be afraid with the” darkness moments” for just in that moment, I could see God is brighter”. Thanks God for through these experiences, I could know where I should stick on.

When life seems so tough...
when the storm is shaking you
when the day appears so dark...
when the spirit fades away
when everything is so hard....
PRAY, PRAY, and PRAY....

He will take care of you

For the all the moments you need most

Because there is a candle in every soul.

                        “Dear Sr.Jola, Thanks for all. It’s Amazing”

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“To be in unity with Him-to let God write my history and to let my life to be His legacy” 

BY  Ida R. L.Raja. 

             The annual retreat this year done after the juniors encounter which is  accompanied and guided by our general prefect of formation came with her good, joyful and available heart is no other than our dear Sr. Yolanda Kafka Rmicm.

In the juniors encounter she was helping us first by looking back to our past experiences and bringing it up to the now. And departing from it she continued the brain storming by offering the topic about “juniorate” is the time to join action with contemplation. And to find the presence of God in all kinds of my experience.  To allow the reality to touch me and let the world of God to enlighten those experience with the light of the Claretian charism.  

Important topic in this encounter: about my personal relationship with myself, community, with others (general), with God and with my vocation. Here “I” as the subject and not anybody else and “God” the 3^rd element, as my only destination and the transformation we call it “the process” as the 2^nd element in these journey. Journey of body, psyche and spirit moving towards radical life (accepting the cross), more deep and to have more knowledge towards following Jesus and leaving my own comfort zone in order to join radically to the school of love, the community life and to be in union with Him.

In to be in this union I need to be really rooted in the foundation of my vocation. This foundation is RMICM family. Because in his family my desire was awaken to draw closer to Him, desire to know Him, love Him, follow Him, serve Him and praise Him. In this annual retreat I was brought to reflection as I repeat the quotation from poem that was given by sr. Yola : “ in this Claretian family; I dare to speak daily to God as a blind woman…, and I still dare to speak…” until I find my life purpose in this world.

And to end this reflection during the juniors encounter and during the annual retreat my prayer is to ask God that He may not let me forget everything He has done for me, and ask Him to be my Shepherd and to be centered in Him alone. 

               My heart thanks giving to all the sisters who were being with us during these encounter and annual retreat where ever you are, and thank you so much to sr. Yola for her availability to share her time and knowledge during these encounter, mutual prayers as we do as always. God bless us all!