The Big Picture

We were created for authentic relationships of love: communion. We need to understand who God is, who we are, the state in which we now live, and we need to conform ourselves to these truths if we are to find the personal fulfillment we all seek.

Where does this session fit?

This session explains the model above. For each subsequent session, a yellow highlight will situate the portion of the model being discussed.

Major Takeaways

• God’s very life is a Communion of total, self-giving love

• Made in God’s image, we are made for selfless relationships of love; that is, we are made for communion

• We can only fulfill ourselves by selflessly giving ourselves in love

• The fall makes personal fulfillment through selfless love a difficult, lifelong undertaking

So What?

Understanding who God is, who we are and living according to this knowledge is the path to our happiness in this life and in the life to come.

Now What?

• Commit to finishing this program

• Begin to assess your own life and the way you live by considering the questions in the personal reflection section

• Study the model and review Part B as many times as necessary until you find you understand what each aspect of the model represents