Episode 130: Our Call to be Human as Jesus was Human—Session 1, Introduction (7/9/23)

This and the following nine episodes of the Restless Hearts Podcast were recorded between July 9 and 14, 2023 during a retreat for the community of the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Peace in Columbus, OH.  The title of the retreat is “Our Call to be Human as Jesus was Human.”  This introductory session invites listeners to focus on the humanity that Jesus shares with us and to see our true human vocation in his true and full humanness rather than trying to imitate his divinity.  It points out that being fully human does not come naturally to any of us as being human is hard and filled with anxiety, tension, and unpredictability.  It lays the framework for the rest of the conferences by noting how there are two ways to “sin”, namely to choose to respond to life in ways that are either less than human or more than human, both of which deny our true call to be fully human and describes how Jesus’ responses to life are examples of what fully human choices might be.