SPIRITUALITY – The “Story Spirituality” of Francis of Assisi’s Life

A friar at the time of St. Francis asked him: “Why after you? Why after you?” This friar wondered why people were flocking after St. Francis. What was his secret in attracting people to God? Francis of Assisi had the gift of helping people find God in the ordinary experiences of their everyday lives. You can help yourself and others find that Francis for more than the birds. Discover that Francis can feed our spiritual lives.

Francis saw that, from the moment Jesus became one of us, human experience was the new meeting place with God. Francis stayed out there in the real world, finding Christ in everyday human experiences. People are thrilled to discover a horizontal spirituality, a spirituality they can uncover in their own life stories. They find God in the world around them with the help of Francis’ life story.

Learn what it means for yourself and others to grapple with the joys and frustrations, the worries and concerns that we all deal with in our daily lives. But then learn Francis’ response to those concerns so our lives can be given a similar direction – a spiritual direction – through our own response.

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