Philippians 2:3-13

1 Corinthians 12:7-11

"I Love You (Today Lord)" - Edwin Hawkins

John 1:14

Romans 5:8

Matthew 12 (The entire chapter)

Hebrews 2:11-12

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

James 1:22-27

Questions on one slide:

As we’ve meditated together on this passage, what has stuck out to you?

Which aspect of listening comes easier to you, listening for God or listening to your neighbor?

How does knowing God hears us affect the way you listen to others?

How have you practiced the art of listening during this month?

8:43 AM

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“Restfulness and not restlessness is at the center of life.” Walter Brueggemann

8:44 AM

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“Ritual is a powerful tool to maintain our own cohesion, honor our own emotional

journey, and to acknowledge that we don’t know if we will get what we want. It

allows us to be with what is while envisioning something different. It lets our

minds reset and makes us feel grounded.” -- Naomi Ortiz

8:44 AM

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“ We weren’t designed to stay in a state of perpetual exhaustion and anxiety. God

did not spend a metaphorical six days on creating to spend the seventh day

fretting.” (Kathy Khang)

8:45 AM

Mark 1:35

Mark 3:7

8:45 AM

Next slide: “It is good to make an end of movement, to come to a point of rest, a place of pause. There is some strange magic in activity, in keeping at it, in continuing to be involved in many things that excite the mind and keep the hours swiftly passing. But it is a deadly magic; one is not wise to trust it with too much confidence.” -- Howard Thurman

8:46 AM

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Today’s wildernesses can be found in bustling suburban and urban centers, on death row, in homeless shelters in the middle of the night, in the eyes of a hospice patient, and in the desperation of AIDS orphans in Africa and around the world. Perhaps these are the postmodern desert mothers and fathers. Perhaps contemplative spaces can be found wherever people skirt the margins of inclusion. Perhaps those whom we value least have the most to teach.” -- Barbara Holmes

Luke 10:25-37