JPIC Discernment Tool (Step 4: Conversion)

​This is the fourth of a 6 part series on discernment. To view the previous postings scroll down.

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"Conversion"
​I came to acknowledge the ways in which I personally have chosen convenience (i.e., buying packaged foods preserved with palm oil rather than preparing meals from fresh whole foods), selfishness (i.e., buying the cheapest product as opposed to those that are traded fairly which would ensure the 

livelihood of many as opposed to lining the pockets of a few) and greed (i.e., buying more than I need of food or clothing, and throwing away or wasting what I don’t use) over ecological and social justice.

​I came to acknowledge the ways that my society’s structures, patterns and culture (i.e. wanting the best, the biggest, the most comfortable, etc.) impacted my life, the earth, and the lives of people on the margins. 

  I do pray for a conversion of heart.
                I ask for the grace 
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to become  someone  who  chooses  to  see

the world through the eyes of the marginalized and acts to contribute to a more socially and ecologically just society. I ask to be the hands and feet of the Lord so I might do God’s work in the Kingdom of justice, peace and the integrity of creation.

My need to reconcile with God and with Creation is becoming clear.

I suggest we all acknowledge the ways in which we have personally chosen convenience, selfishness and greed over ecological and social justice; and the ways that our societal structures, patterns and culture impact us, creation and humanity. Also look for “signs of God’s work, of the great ministry of reconciliation God has begun in Christ, for justice, peace and integrity of creation”.

   Ask for the grace of conversion towards ecological and social justice and reconciliation.

Where have you fallen short in caring for creation and your brothers and sisters?
​How do you ask for a conversion of heart?