Comboni Community Life (3)

4. Fraternal Correction: No one likes to be confronted with a fault but ultimately it is for our good and continued growth both humanly and spiritually. Our documents state, "The experience of fraternal correction not only makes us aware of our fragility, but assures us of fraternal support in our personal and community journey."

We build community when, moved by the love we bear for a confrere, in a climate of sincere charity, at the proper time and with the proper words, we help him understand that he made a mistake and that a certain defect can be corrected. Correction is fraternal only when it is guided by truth in the spirit of charity.

Communitarian charity leads us to accept the fact that in life not everything turns out perfect. Even God accepts this!