S05 Episode 16: Divine Mercy
Abiding Together
Abiding Together
4.9 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2019
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Today on the Abiding Together Podcast, Sr. Miriam, Michelle, and Heather talk about the gift of God's mercy. In light of the diary of St. Faustina, they discuss how often we don't turn to God in our weakness and sin because of shame or a belief that we are not worthy. The truth is that God's mercy is a free, inexhaustible gift that our loving Father wants to give to us in abundance.
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One Thing We Love This Week
Sister Miriam's one thing - Springtime and flowers
Michelle's one thing - Her trip to Dallas
Heather's one things - Free 50 day Easter Devotional "Arise"
The new Hillsong Young & Free acoustic album
Easter Playlist - Hallelujah Is Our Song
Discussion Questions:
- What struck you from the podcast this week?
- What has been a stumbling block for you in receiving God's mercy?
- Often we think of God as a harsh Father, but in fact he shows us His vulnerability as He pours out His heart to us naked on the cross. Share you thoughts on this.
- What is one main area that you need to trust God?
Journal Questions:
- What is your heart response to God's gift of complete vulnerability, naked on the cross, giving His heart to you?
- What do you really want to ask God for, confident that He knows best and He is good?
- Why is it hard for you to trust God?
Quote to Ponder:
"Jesus I trust in You!" - St. Faustina
Scripture for Lectio Divina - Hebrews 4:16
"Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need"
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast in partnership with Ascension. |
| 0:11.4 | Abiding Together is a place where you can find connection, rest and encouragement on your |
| 0:16.2 | journey with Jesus Christ. |
| 0:17.9 | My name is Sister Miriam James and every week I am joined by two of my dearest friends |
| 0:22.2 | ever. |
| 0:23.2 | Heather Kim and Michelle Benzinger, what you're going to find is we're three normal women |
| 0:27.0 | who are on the journey who laugh, we cry, we have all kinds of adventures and our heart |
| 0:31.7 | is to share our love of Christ with you, our friendship and all the beautiful and broken |
| 0:35.9 | places that we encounter. |
| 0:37.8 | So you are most welcome to join us on this journey. |
| 0:40.5 | Grab a cup of coffee, get settled in and welcome home. |
| 0:45.7 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast and first and foremost happy Easter, y'all. |
| 0:51.9 | Happy Easter. |
| 0:52.9 | Happy Easter, man. |
| 0:54.2 | We are joining the birds. |
| 0:55.6 | Michelle's got some birds right outside of her door. |
| 0:57.7 | I hope you can hear them throughout the recording because they're gorgeous. |
| 1:00.2 | Yeah, they're just tweeting away. |
| 1:01.8 | It's the Holy Spirit coming close to me because I'm not special. |
| 1:05.0 | But no, I don't know what's going on. |
| 1:06.5 | The birds are having a party. |
| 1:07.5 | They're singing Easter celebrations or something, but I love it. |
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