S09 E04: HerStory Part 2 - Deborah

Abiding Together

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we continue a mini-series on four women in scripture with the story of Deborah. We discuss the story of the prophetess Deborah who takes a posture of receptivity as she collaborates and mothers the people of Israel. We consider Deborah's magnificat and the ways we can give God praise for what he has done in our own lives. We chat about the importance of being attuned and attentive to God's voice and where he may be inviting us to call others on to who they were meant to be. We pray that you would hear God's invitation to rise up this week and allow the Holy Spirit full access that God may bring about his kingdom through you.

Sister Miriam's one thing - Beholding Beauty: Mary and the Song of Songs - Fr. Gregory Cleveland, OMV

Heather's one thing - My daughter Maria and the blessings of spiritual fathers like Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR at Franciscan where she is going off to University.

Michelle's one thing - Set a Fire for Kids Lent Journal - Blessed is She

Discussion questions:

What struck you from this week's episode?
How does God want to use us to be a voice to call others into their fullness, into their becoming, and to the glory God intends for each of us?
What do you need to repent of in order to bring God's kingdom here and now? Who is God inviting you to link arms with, in peace, to help bring about His Kingdom here and now?
What would it mean in your life for you to arise? Where specifically is God calling you to arise in your own motherhood to mother yourself and other people after that?

Journal Questions:

Take a moment to reflect on the ways you have seen God move in your life, bring about breakthroughs, heal, restore, or make a way where there was no way.
Read Judges 5 as an inspiration then write down a personal Magnificat: a song or poem of praise to God for what He has done in your life.
What are the places in your life where you seek out your own glory instead of God's glory? In these moments, who are your most honest relationships with that remind you this is not the glory that you were made for?
What are your idols that God is asking you to leave, repent, and turn back to him? What is the captivity that your idols keep you trapped in?

Quotes to Ponder: "Women of the entire universe, whether Christian or non-believing, you to whom life is entrusted at this grave moment in history, it is for you to save the peace of the world." - Saint Paul VI

Scripture for Lectio Divina - "Villagers in Israel would not fight; they held back until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel." - Judges 5:7

Abiding Together Podcast 2021 Lenten Book Study Announcement

The Abiding Together Podcast will be reading and discussing This Present Paradise by Claire Dwyer. You can find the reading plan, discussion questions and where to buy your book at www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/this-present-paradise.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast. Abiding Together is a place where you can
0:12.1	find connection, rest, and encouragement on your journey with Jesus Christ.
0:16.6	My name is Sister Miriam James Hydland and every week I'm joined by two of my very dearest
0:20.9	friends, Heather Kim and Michelle Bensinger. This podcast is born out of our friendship
0:26.0	and all that the Lord is doing in our lives. You hear us laugh, you hear us cry, you hear
0:30.4	us share very vulnerable, and you hear us talk about the things that we're still learning
0:34.2	along the way and you're most welcome to join us. You can find out all of our information
0:39.3	on our podcast episodes on abidingtogetherpodcast.com. But for now, grab a cup of coffee, settle
0:45.8	in, and welcome home.
0:51.2	Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Abiding Together podcast and we have a
0:55.3	really wonderful another episode for you on some really amazing women in the Old Testament.
1:00.7	Today we're going to talk about Deborah from the book of Judges and once again we have
1:05.1	been having a deep discussion about so many things before this podcast starts. So Heather,
1:12.0	how is it going up in the Great Northwest or South of Iowa? However you guys have the
1:16.2	Great White North. How about we call it that?
1:18.2	Great White North.
1:19.2	I think not white here. Like a lot of people think it's like just snow everywhere and we
1:24.0	ride around on dog sleds or something. I'm not sure, but it just rains here. It's like
1:27.7	Seattle because we're just two and a half hours north of Seattle. That's where I am. So
1:32.1	it is raining, raining, raining, raining. Like six weeks straight of rain and darkness.
1:37.1	So we are trying to keep it alive and happy around here. So yeah, we're doing good though.
1:44.5	How are you?
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