HEC – What the future holds for HEC is up to its members

HEC dies…
When a group of well meaning Christians want to help the poor cripples.

When egos and notoriety and performance become more important than the Gospel.

When retreats become places where there is competition – among wills, or horror stories, or musicianship, or needs.

When the retreat becomes a forum for psychotherapy and psychodrama, and people begin to evaluate each other’s “progress.”

When there is an “us” and a “them” and the needs and wants of some take precedence over the common good.

When HEC becomes exclusive and clubby.

HEC thrives …
When Jesus, and only Jesus, is the central figure of the retreats.

When people are honestly striving to become more God-centered.

When the group takes responsibility for the retreats and other activities.

When people reach out to one another.

When petty hurts are forgotten and forgiveness is practiced.

When we recognize our oneness as children of a loving God.

When we truly believe that there is nothing we can do to make God love us any more than He already does, and there is nothing we can do to make Him love us less.

When we pray daily, alone and together.

When each of us takes responsibility for our own spiritual growth.

When we include ALL.

When we become willing to put our lives on the line for our beliefs.

When each of us does what we do best, and some jobs are not conceived as better than others.

When every human being is given the dignity of being a creation of God.

When we live ordinary lives for extraordinary reasons.