S07 Episode 4: Gathering People
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🗓️ 10 February 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Gathering People
In this episode we discuss how to gather people and lead a fruitful discussion. We are meant to live in community and have depth and joy in our relationships, but sometimes we don't know where to start or how to go deeper. We chat about how to have meaningful conversations and live in an open-hearted way with others. We also discuss lots of practicals and how to grow in the gift of hospitality.
Sister Miriam's one thing - The Bridegroom by Rivers and Robots
Michelle's one thing - my husband Chris
Heather's one thing - The Ungame
Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by The Little Catholic shop.
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Discussion questions:
- What struck you from the podcast?
- What are your hesitations in extending invitations or offering hospitality to others?
- What are the questions you need people to ask you about your journey?
- How can you be more intentional in creating space for the people in your life?
Journal Questions:
- Reflect and journal about this scripture: Hebrew 10:24-25. What does it speak to you personally?
- Who have you been neglecting in your life, or what friendship can you invest in more fully?
- How well do you listen to the people around you? How attentive are you? How can you grow in that?
Quote to Ponder - "We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community." ― Dorothy Day
Scripture for Lectio Divina - Hebrew 10:24-25 - and let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Our sponsor this episode is the Little Catholic. |
| 0:03.6 | The Little Catholic is a very simple store and their main objective is to evangelize through beauty. |
| 0:08.7 | And as you look at their online collection, that is exactly what they do. |
| 0:12.2 | With everything from rings and earrings to coins and metals, their metals are all handmade in Southern California. |
| 0:18.2 | And their desire is to bring beauty that heals and to provide that beauty for each person who sees one of the pieces or wears one of the pieces and you are going to love it. |
| 0:26.4 | You're also going to love the discount code that we're going to give you, a Bide 15 for 15% off the store. |
| 0:31.8 | So a Bide 15 type in that promo code and you get 15% off their store. |
| 0:36.0 | Check out all their pieces. They're absolutely lovely. So thank you so much to the Little Catholic. |
| 0:40.5 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast. |
| 0:44.7 | Abiding Together is a place where you can find connection, rest and encouragement on your journey with Jesus Christ. |
| 0:51.4 | My name is Sister Miriam James Heidlund and every week I'm joined by two of my dearest friends, Michelle Benzinger and Heather Kim. |
| 0:58.8 | This podcast is born out of our friendship of sharing all kinds of things together. |
| 1:03.8 | Our walk with Christ, our insights, our joys, sorrows, tears and laughter. |
| 1:08.9 | And you are most welcome on the journey with us. |
| 1:11.8 | So grab a cup of coffee, settle in and welcome home. |
| 1:22.0 | Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Abiding Together podcast as usual. |
| 1:26.8 | We've been chatting already for quite some time. |
| 1:28.8 | And so we thought we should probably record a show. |
| 1:30.6 | Like what do you guys think? |
| 1:31.6 | I think we should. |
| 1:33.3 | We've been chatting for a long time. |
| 1:34.6 | We might as well hear recording get going here. |
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