S03 Episode 09: Life of the Beloved - Blessed (Part 5)

Abiding Together

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 12 March 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week we continue our book study "Life of the Beloved" chapter 4, "Blessed". We talk about how the deepest affirmation of our being comes from God who desires to bless us. Many of us have experience so many words of destruction and negativity that need to be restored by true blessing from God and one another. Hope you enjoy this weeks podcast!

One Thing We Love This Week:

Sr. Miriam's One Thing - The gift of the priesthood giving their lives in the service of their bride
Michelle's One Thing - "Better is one day' by Trey McLaughlin
Heather's One Thing - My sweet mom. Nothing like the love of a good mother when you're sick.

Discussion Questions:

What stands out to you as you read the quote "To give someone a blessing is the most significant affirmation we can offer."
Have you ever received a blessing from someone that really resonated with you? What was it like to receive it?
How do I experience prayer as coming into God's blessing?

Journal Questions:

Where can I start blessing people in my life today?
Have I ever had someone speak words to me or over me that were not blessings? Have I ever felt cursed or stuck because of what someone said to me or about me?
How can I concretely be more attentive to the blessings that come to me day after day and year after year?

Quote to Ponder:

"To give someone a blessing is the most significant affirmation we can offer" - Henri Nouwen

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a Pasco Media Production. Please visit PascoMedia.com.
0:07.0	Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together Podcast where we desire to provide a place of connection,
0:15.0	rest and encouragement for all of you who are on the journey with Jesus Christ like we are.
0:19.0	My name is Sister Maryam James and we are well into our Lenton book study.
0:23.0	It's been wonderful to hear how many of you are just enjoying the journey yourself.
0:27.0	So thanks for sharing everything that you do with us. We're really enjoying hearing about your experience of the book as well.
0:33.0	And as always my dear friends Heather Kim and Michelle Benzinger are along for the journey and 33.3% of us are very sick right now.
0:42.0	So I...
0:45.0	The other 66.6 or not well not least not physically.
0:49.0	But Heather...
0:52.0	Heather you're sick girl how you doing? I'm been worried about you. I'm coming over with soup right now.
0:56.0	That's it. Oh that would be so awesome. I am really sick right now. I have the flu.
1:02.0	It's not going so well but I have everything happening at the same time. I'm taking medicine.
1:08.0	I have my essential oils. I have everything that I could possibly think of going on right now to try to get better.
1:15.0	Anyway but it's nice to see you both. How are you sister?
1:20.0	Well I'm doing well and I have to see. I have to say that I'm just looking at you sitting on the couch here and you have your little dog with you.
1:27.0	I think your dog was probably going to be my one thing. I've never even met him yet but he looks like a stuffed animal coming to life. He's very cute.
1:33.0	He is extremely cute. Yes that sure does help when you have the flu to have a really cute puppy to snuggle with.
1:41.0	So cute Michelle how you doing girl?
1:44.0	I am good. I hate the fact that Heather is sick but I'm so glad that I can see her but she's over there and not spreading her.
1:50.0	Jeremy love to us because we went through three weeks of the flu and I won none of that over here anymore.
1:57.0	I'm good. It's beautiful. It feels like spring and always kind of feels like spring in Florida but it is lovely and I'm good.
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