Now it’s time to start dreaming! This is what Colleen said to us when she began the session. But what do we have to dream about?

Margaret told us the story (a true story) of a Carmelite Monastery where the sisters, somewhat worried about the age gaps in their community (beween 90 and 50 years), were asking themselves seriously what they would have to offer to a thirty year-old woman if she were to present herself one day. They spent a lot of time discussing this. When they realised that they were ready to receive new members, they began a serious vocation campaign and various women between 30-40 presented themselves and began their formation. This convent is now flourishing. A dream must give a real impulse, must motivate people and get them moving (and Colleen k is really good at this!)

This will show us a way of dreaming that is both simple and objective at the same time:
Our dream must not come from to our desire to survive at all costs, but rather from the conviction that the world needs what we alone have to offer.

We must dream of a new way of being gift to the world by allowing our Corporate Commitment to light up the way.

She insisted that we try to forget the words that we use all the time, words that are worn out , and gave us the following task:In the light of our Corporate Commitment create a dream about how our Holy Family Contemplative life can be a light for the world within five years.