Part 3 Look Beneath the Surface and Break

Part 3 – Look Beneath the Surface and Break the Power of the Past Taken from “The Emotionally Healthy Church” Fr. Michael Sorial St. Mary & St. Antonios Church Queens, NY

Part 3 – Principles 1 & 2 v. Principle 1: Look Beneath the Surface 2

Looking Everywhere But Inside. 3

Beneath the Surface of the Iceberg. Painful Honesty 4

Develop an Awareness of What I Am Feeling & Doing. Most Christian are Self-Conscious but NOT Self-Aware 5

Asking the “Why? ” or “What’s Going On? ” Question Getting Rid of the “Glittering Image” 6

Part 3 – Principles 1 & 2 v. Principle 1: Look Beneath the Surface v. Principle 2: Break the Power of the Past 7

Identifying How Your Family Shaped You: Going Back to Go Forward Name meaning “fruitful in land of suffering” 8

Discerning the Major Influences in Your Life. 9

Being Renewed Through the Church . Remember How Many People Are at the Table 10

1. Recognize the Iceberg in You from Your Family 2. Discern the Good God Intends “in, through and, in spite of, ” Your Family and Past 3. Make the Decision to do the Hard Work of Discipleship “You intended (PLANNED) to harm me, but God intended (PLANNED) it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. ” 11 Genesis 50: 20

Questions 1. When you “look beneath the surface” of your iceberg, what do you see that makes you mad? sad? anxious? glad? 2. Why do you do what you do? What is the reason why you started serving? Is it still the same reason that leads you to serve today? If not, are you satisfied with the reason for which you serve today? If not, what do you believe needs to happen to allow you to serve for the “right” reasons? 3. What positive / negative influence spiritually (emotionally, etc. ) did your family have on you growing 12 up?