Covenant Communities meet in Labuan
The theme for this year’s convention was Arise, Shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Sep 28, 2018
By George Elias
The theme for this year’s convention was Arise, Shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. (Isa 60:1).
Anthony Lim, the Chairperson of FMCC shared inspired words of exhortations by Pope Francis. He said that the Charismatic Renewal is a “current of grace for the whole Church”; The Charismatic Renewal is born “Ecumenical”; it is the Holy Spirit drawing all Christians to proclaim together that “Jesus is Lord!” and “the Father’s Love for all His children”.
The work of the Holy Spirit is always towards “unity” – Pope Francis calls for a greater openness towards Christian Unity, using the term “Reconciled Diversity”.
Again quoting from the Holy Father, Lim shared Four expectations of the Church with regards to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) over the next five decades; 1) Share the ‘Baptism of the Holy Spirit’ with the whole Church. 2) Praise the Lord without ceasing!; 3) Work towards unity within the Church and work towards Ecumenism with other Christians and 4) Serve all men, particularly to the poor and the needy.
Archbishop John Wong, who graced the convention, not only presided in the opening and closing of the Eucharist Celebration, but also gave the talks. Based on the theme, Arise, Shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. (Isa 60:1), he expounded the spirituality of individual calling versus universal calling. He exhorted the participants facing constant struggle to live to the charisms of the Covenant Community, and to be “the Light and Salt in the world”. Charisms are free gifts given to us without our asking for them, through His Son Jesus Christ, in and through the Holy Spirit, as in the theological virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity.
The 200 participants were from Servants of Yahweh (SOY) Kuala Lumpur; Bread Of Life (BOL), Kuching; Holy Trinity (HTC), Sibu; Star of Yahweh (SYCC), Sandakan; Light Of Jesus Christ (LJCC), Kota Kinabalu; Emmaus, Penampang; Servants Of the Lord (SOL), Papar; and the host, Marvellous Light Of Yahweh (MLYCC), Labuan.
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