S03 Episode 11: Life of the Beloved - Given (Part 7)
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🗓️ 26 March 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this weeks podcast we reflect on the next chapter in Life of the Beloved, "Given". We talk about the greatest gift we can offer another is not our talents, but our very selves. This allows for the deep connection and intimacy we all long for, but to give ourselves we need to first possess ourselves and know our identity as beloved.
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One Thing We Love This Week:
- Sr. Miriam's One Thing - Steffany Gretzinger - Reckless Love
- Michelle's One Thing - Lisa Brenninkmeyer's son Jonny Brenns is on American Idol! Here's his audition!
- Heather's One Thing - Magnolia Journal
Discussion Questions:
- When faced with an opportunity to give to another, we often will count the cost. What are the things that make you turn down opportunities to offer yourself to others?
- What are the gifts that you receive when you are willing to share your life with others?
- What are specific ways you can go beyond offering your talents to people, to giving of yourself?
Journal Questions:
- How do I live like an orphan in regards to giving?
- In what relationships do I take more than I give? How can I practically begin to change this dynamic in those relationships and offer more to the other?
- Judgement of others can often cause us to pull away from people, but when we remember we are loving Christ when we love that person it changes us. Who in your life can you do a better job of loving today?
Quote to Ponder:
"Our real gift is not so much what we can do, but who we are" - Henri Nouwen
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Pasco Media Production. Please visit PascoMedia.com |
| 0:18.0 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together Podcast where we desire to provide a place of |
| 0:22.8 | encouragement, rest and connection for all of you who are on the journey with Jesus Christ |
| 0:27.6 | like we are my name is Sister Miriam James and we are once again very delighted to welcome |
| 0:32.4 | you to another almost the end of our Lenton book study Life of the Beloved by Henry Nowan. |
| 0:37.5 | And before we dive into actually really our last chapter before the epilogue I want to |
| 0:41.6 | as usual greet my lovely wonderful amazing co-host Heather Kim and Michelle Benzinger, Heather, |
| 0:48.6 | you're on a little vacation, you're on VK right now. Yeah a little bit it's been spring break |
| 0:54.1 | for our kids so we are down at our family's lake house and the weather has been awesome. |
| 1:01.2 | It's like you know cold but sunny and so we had some good friends down the other day and we had |
| 1:08.4 | burgers and watermelon and a big bonfire on the beach and it was just so perfect it was like |
| 1:14.1 | yeah it was so perfect I'm just loving it it's exactly what I need right now. How are you? |
| 1:20.0 | I'm good I'm actually in New Jersey giving a parish mission in New Jersey right before |
| 1:24.0 | the last like push here for Lenton we're actually expecting a snowstorm so I'm quite happy if |
| 1:29.7 | it did snow I just be hold up in my little room in this convent here watching the snow fall so stay |
| 1:34.1 | tuned will let you know what happens but I'm actually laying down right now like you guys are |
| 1:38.4 | looking at me laughing I'm like and I'm done I'm just laying down here recording a podcast so don't |
| 1:42.0 | mind me people. It's so good how are you Michelle? I can't stop laughing looking at Sister |
| 1:49.0 | because here she is laying down this funky fuzzy blanket underneath her head like all comfy like when |
| 1:56.4 | we jumped on to record on Skype she popped up I'm like are you comfortable? Do I need a |
| 2:00.9 | beach of grapes? I get you some tea like you know don't mind us don't sit up for anything. |
| 2:07.0 | It's so perfect you can tell you've been on the road for a long time. You can totally tell |
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