S08 Episode 01: New Beginnings
Abiding Together
Abiding Together
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🗓️ 14 September 2020
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to season 8! In this episode we talk about what the Lord has been teaching us over the summer and how we are invited to find our peace by fixing our eyes on Jesus and resting in the gaze of God. If we can look higher to find a kingdom perspective, we can find security in His Sovereignty. We talk about the deep realization that in all that has happened and has been taken away in 2020, there is no other answer, no other way forward, than Jesus Christ himself.
Sister Miriam's one thing - Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus - Lauren Daigle
Michelle's one thing - The Life of Elise Angelette: watch her Funeral Mass (homily starts around minute 46) or read more about her life
Heather's one thing - The One Minute Pause App
Book mentioned: Get Your Life Back - by John Eldridge
Discussion questions:
- What struck you from the podcast?
- What does it mean to "fix your eyes on God" every day? What areas have you done this in the last three months and what are areas you have found yourself searching for peace elsewhere?
- Sr. Miriam described our spiritual poverty as the places where we are vulnerable and dependent on the Lord. Where have you experienced this kind of poverty in the last three months?
Journal Questions:
- What has been your prayer to the Lord the last three months? What has been the Lord's message to you in the last three months?
- What areas is the Lord inviting you to pray "Lord, do for me what I can't do for myself." ? Make a small act of surrender. Pray "Jesus, I surrender … please do for me what I cannot do for myself."
Quote to Ponder - "Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." – Mother Teresa
Scripture for Lectio Divina - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to season 8 of the Abiding Together podcast. Abiding together is a place |
| 0:12.7 | where you can find connection, rest and encouragement on your journey with Jesus Christ. |
| 0:17.9 | My name is Sister Miriam James Highland and each and every week I am joined by two of my |
| 0:22.0 | very dearest friends Heather Kim and Michelle Benzinger. This podcast is born out of our friendship |
| 0:27.9 | and sharing all kinds of things together. Our walk with Jesus, our insights, the lessons |
| 0:32.9 | we are still learning, our joys, sorrows, tears and laughter and you are most welcome on |
| 0:38.0 | the journey with us. You can find out more information about all of our episodes at AbidingTogetherPodcast.com. |
| 0:45.5 | But for now, grab a cup of coffee, settle in and welcome home. |
| 0:49.8 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast. Welcome to season 8, season 8, season 8, season 8, |
| 1:02.8 | season 8, Heather and Michelle. Here we are, right? This has been a long away to time. I've missed |
| 1:07.5 | you guys over the summer. So there's so much we could... Yeah, there's so much we could talk about. |
| 1:13.2 | We just want to say welcome to all of our listeners and thanks for all your feedback this summer and |
| 1:18.0 | here we go. The world is looking a lot different than it was a few months ago. So Michelle, how are |
| 1:22.8 | things for you and welcome to season 8? Oh, hi, sister. Hi, Heather. Hi. |
| 1:29.1 | Season 8, here we go. Okay, I was hoping by the time that we were back in podcast rhythm that we |
| 1:36.3 | would not still be quarantining, co-biting and all this kind of stuff, but that is no longer... |
| 1:40.4 | that is still the case. You know, we still have that sneaky virus all around, but I am good right now. |
| 1:46.8 | It's just trying to find a new normal in our new normal society and to see how it goes, but today |
| 1:53.2 | I am good. So I will take it. Heather, how are you? Yeah, day by day, that's what it feels like, |
| 2:00.4 | you know, everything is continually changing. I think that's been the biggest hardship for many |
| 2:05.9 | people, including myself, which is just, yeah, how do we keep pivoting, you know, every day to the new |
| 2:12.1 | things that happen and the things that get canceled and the things that we have to adjust to. So |
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