28/05/2026
✨ COMMUNITY IS MORE THAN SHARING A SPACE ✨
“In subtle ways, we can begin to see others not as people in their own right, but as problems to be managed or obstacles to be navigated.”
In his latest reflection, Br Visitor explores the challenge of truly seeing the people around us — not simply through the lens of roles, past experiences, frustrations, or assumptions, but as people with their own hopes, fears, struggles, and dignity. 🤝
Reflecting on the work of the Arbinger Institute, he reminds us how easily we can become centred on ourselves — focused on what others have done, how we have been affected, or how we believe things should be. Without realising it, community can slowly become functional rather than relational.
“For those of us who are Brothers, this speaks directly to life in community. Living together over many years, often within familiar routines and patterns, it is easy to assume we fully understand one another… Without intending to, we can stop truly seeing the person before us.”
Br Visitor reflects that the invitation is not necessarily to create something new, but to recover a way of seeing. 👀
“It is to notice again the Brother, colleague, or student before us — not simply in terms of role, habit, or history, but as a person with their own journey, struggles, hopes, and dignity.”
In a world often shaped by division and judgement, we are reminded that:
☀️ “God lets his sun shine on the good as well as the bad.”
💙 Community is built through attentiveness, humility, patience, and care.
🙏 Every person deserves to be seen, valued, and treated with dignity.
As Lasallians, may we continue to build communities where people are not merely managed, but genuinely encountered.
