Chapter One: The Gift of Being Human

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Chapter One The Gift of Being Human

• We are made in the Divine Image.
• Created out of lovefor love!
• Humans are the summitthe best--of Gods
  creation!
• God allows us to create! (we are co-creators.)
• Created good! (all creation is good.)
• We are Spiritual beings! (body and soul)

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We share in the life of the Trinity-FatherSonHol
y Spirit.
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Three Persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Because of the Creationand still more the
Incarnation,nothing here belowis profane for
those whoknow how to see. Teillard
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• Amazing Creation/Amazing God
• 1. Consider the power creation has to communicate
  aspects of God to us.
• 2. Search for a picture of creation expressing
  one aspect of God.
• 3. Type a one paragraph essay explaining the
  picture of your choice and its connection to
  Gods image.
• 4. Prepare to present your picture to the class.
  Save the picture to a flash drive or email it to
  your LF email.
• 5. In presenting to the class be able to explain
  why you chose this picture and how this picture
  reflects God.
• 6. Assignment is due on 10/11. Presentations
  will begin on that day

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HOPE
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VARIETY
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TENDER
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EVERYWHERE
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CLEVER
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FAITHFUL
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MAJESTIC
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REAL
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REFRESHING
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COMPLETE
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Steve Jobs

• Three Teachings about Life
• Listen
• In the Odds and Ends section of your notebook,
  jot down a word, phrase, idea that catches your
  attention as you listen to his words.

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Our Spiritual Nature

• We have a holy hunger for God.
• St. Augustine You have made us for yourself, O
  God, and so our hearts are restless until they
  rest in You.
• Awesome capacities in being human.
• These capacities can contribute to a sense of
  incompleteness. There is a missing piece in our
  lives. This piece/peace is God.

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Our Hunger for God.
The Space Between
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Being Human

• Ability to think
• Ability to love
• Ability to choose
• Free Will
• Responsibility
• Capacity to grow

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Group Work

• In groups of three, work on the following
• Page 33 How Jesus Treated Others
• Each person takes two Gospel
  passages. Read them, summarize the lessons of
  each one. Share the lesson with your group. Each
  person is responsible for all the lessons.
• Page 28 For Your Journal
• Write three rules to guide you in being
  your best self.