Abstract:
The necessary task of diakonia to produce a mediation movement between the center of the presence of Christ in the community of his servants and the center of his presence in the suffering of the world is highlighted. The true worship of the incarnated God is proved in concrete actions of love - actions which constitute the personal and community ethics of those who affirm that they are disciples of the Kyrios-Deacon, through the hospitality which welcomes into communion and through visitation which succors and walks with the suffering person. These are actions which protect and promote life and corroborate so that this life might be as dignified as possible. Thus, diakonia maintains a strict relation with other services of the faith community and avoids that these become alienated from the real life by incarnating them. It is about the diakonia-life perspective: it answers the question about diakonia for life. It is lived ethics. Through Michel Henry s phenomenology (1922-2002), one has a complementary perspective: The Life which presents itself in life through the weaving of suffering and pleasure. It is a look that stems from the perspective of Life with its implications for diakonia: Life-diakonia . Diakonia is not limited only to actions for life. It is also the action of the Life in life. It gives care and teaches to live in suffering. From the sufferings, the investigation directs its look to the problem of psychoactive substance dependence. It presents the conceptual development of dependence, which is important to overcome pre-judgments. It points out the main characteristics of a dependent person and of the motivational process, to substantiate a therapeutic proposal. It analyzes the proposal of the Therapeutic Communities, institutions of therapeutic welcoming in with their different models. The contributions of diakonia and of the phenomenology of Life enrich the offer of these institutions and point to the continuity which is propitiated by the diaconal welcoming in the faith communities. The framework of this investigation diakonia-phenomenology of life dependence Therapeutic Communities acquires a special coloring through the reading of live reports of real people who have experienced in different ways this weaving of Life. The diakonia experienced because of the fruition of Life becomes therapeutic.
