LIVING OUR CALL TO INTIMACY

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Intimacy – A Condition of the Heart An attitude that opens us to

accept our spouse and to make decisions to overcome behaviors and fears that can imprison us.

An openness on the part of both husband and wife.

Emotional Intellectual Spiritual Sexual Crisis

Work intimacy

Aesthetic Intimacy

Creative Intimacy

Recreational Intimacy

Levels of Intimacy

A BIBLICAL MODEL OF ECCLESIAL TEAM

AQUILA & PRISCILLAWITH

THE APOSTLE PAUL

“FOR BY TRADE THEY WERE TENT-MAKERS”Acts 18:3

“AND HE SETTLED THERE A YEAR AND SIX MONTHS, TEACHING THE WORD OF God among them.” Acts 18-11

“THERE HE MET A JEW NAMED AQUILA…A NATIVE OF PONTUS…….Acts 18:1-4

“paul stayed on for some time…..Acts 18-19

“THEN HE LEFT THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND SAILED FOR SYRIA, ACCOMPANIED BY AQUILA AND PRISCILLA….ACTS 18-19

Aquila and Priscilla shared their home with Paul and served him through their hospitality.

…an example of a truly ecclesial relationship that opened the doorway for many to know Christ.

BOTH AQUILA AND PRISCILLA WERE INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIFE AND RELATIONSHIP, AS WELL AS THEIR MINISTRY WITH PAUL.

EMOTIONAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS THE DEEP SHARING OF OUR SIGNIFICANT FEELINGS

INTELLECTUAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS OUR SHARING IN THE WORLD OF IDEAS

AESTHETIC INTIMACY IS OUR DEEP SHARING OF OUR EXPERIENCES OF BEAUTY

CREATIVE INTIMACY, WHICH IS THE SHARING OF ACTS OF CREATIVITY

RECREATIONAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS THE SHARING OF activities and fun times.

WORK INTIMACY, WHICH IS OUR SHARING IN COMMON TASKS

CRISIS INTIMACY, WHICH IS STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST THE BUFFETING OF LIFE

SPIRITUAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS OUR SHARING OF ULTIMATE CONCERNS

SEXUAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS SHARING OUR BODIES AND OUR AFFECTIONS FREELY AND JOYOUSLY

DIALOGUE QUESTION

HDIF knowing that we are called to a realization of intimacy in every aspect of our lives together?

SHARING QUESTION:

What challenges me to live intimately in our relationship?

TAKE HOME DIALOGUE QUESTION

How have I been responsible for the intimacy in our relationship? HDIFAMA?

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The Foundation of Our Intimacy

EMOTIONAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS THE DEEP SHARING OF OUR SIGNIFICANT FEELINGS

INTELLECTUAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS OUR SHARING IN THE WORLD OF IDEAS

WORK INTIMACY, WHICH IS OUR SHARING IN COMMON TASKS

Foundational Intimacies

Emotional Intellectual WorkTouch so much of what happens in our day to

day life together.

Provide us with many opportunities to enrich our relationship.

The key to that enrichment is dialogue.

Reevaluation Exercise Check off the values you judge that you as an individual

need to re-evaluate in order to live out your commitment to to a daily dialoguing lifestyle.

Select one that prompts the strongest feelings. Write and dialogue on your feelings on that area.

Decide which area you would like to re-evaluate in order to be able to fully live out your commitment to your relationship.

Group Activity Each person in the group should take a turn sharing in the

area they would like to re- evaluate. Not a time to decide which action is the best to take. Share and get objective feedback on the area shared. Discover the values which are important in our lives. Each person in the group should share

TAKE HOME DIALOGUE QUESTION

How can we enhance the atmosphere of intimacy in our relationship and WAMFA doing this? HDIFAT?

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Our Sacramental

Intimacy

CRISIS INTIMACY, WHICH IS STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST THE BUFFETING OF LIFE

SPIRITUAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS OUR SHARING OF ULTIMATE CONCERNS

SEXUAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS SHARING OUR BODIES AND OUR AFFECTIONS FREELY AND JOYOUSLY

Sacramental Intimacies

Crisis Spiritual Sexual

Closely connected, even interdependent.

If one is suffering, the others suffers as well. This can have a negative effect on our

relationship.

If one is strong, the others are strengthened, creating a positive effect on our relationship.

TAKE HOME DIALOGUE QUESTION

Our Sacramental intimacies include crisis, spiritual and sexual intimacies. Which intimacy is the strongest in our relationship? Which could use improvement? How can we work to strengthen each one, creating an overall positive effect on our relationship? HDIFAT? DILD

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Our IntimacyReward

AESTHETIC INTIMACY IS OUR DEEP SHARING OF OUR EXPERIENCES OF BEAUTY

CREATIVE INTIMACY, WHICH IS THE SHARING OF ACTS OF CREATIVITY

RECREATIONAL INTIMACY, WHICH IS THE SHARING OF activities and fun times.

Our Intimacy RewardAesthetic Creative

Recreational

The reward for striving to live and strengthen the intimacies of our

relationship.

Most satisfying in a close, intimate and responsible relationship that is the result of

striving to live or call to intimacy.

The central satisfaction of the relationship is found in the life we live with and through

each other.

Dialogue Question: Which intimacy do I want to work at strengthening in our relationship? What attitude do I have to overcome to do this? HDIFSTWY?Emotional – Intellectual – Work – Crisis – Spiritual

Sexual – Aesthetic – Creative – Recreational

Intimacy Action PlanSelect one of the intimacies to begin to focus

on today. Decide what actions to take to accomplish

your increased intimacy, both as individuals and as a couple.

Decide on the attitude and/or behavior on which you need to focus, both as individuals and as a couple.

Our Plan In ActionCommit to the intimacy you will work on

strengthening. Bring it to the altar and this assembled

community in prayer.Be a witness of tree intimacy for all to see.

Sharing Question

As a result of our time together today, what do I most appreciate about you?

What is something meaningful that is happening in our relationship because of our dialogues today

Take Home Dialogue Question

Intimacy is a process. HDIFAT?