S11 E01 Word of the Year - A Year of God's Favor Part 1

Abiding Together

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we reconnect after an extended winter break to continue our annual tradition, sharing our Word of the Year! Each year we each ask God to give us a theme to focus on for the new year and invite you to do the same. After personal prayer and reflection, we share our words for 2022 and how our words of the year have been connected. We discuss the importance of claiming this year for Christ and invite you to join us on the journey again!

Sister Miriam's one thing - Christmas Cards

Heather's one thing - Peace Vol. II - Bethel Music

Michelle's one thing - Word on Fire Bible Volume 2

Michelle's other one thing - Born of Wonder Podcast

Michelle's other other one thing - Revelations 19 - Maverick City Music

Discussion Questions:

What stood out to you from this week's episode?
Who's word - Heather: Increase, Michelle: Jubilee, Sister Miriam: Secure - resonated most with you and why?
After prayer and reflection, what's your word of the year?
How can you see your spiritual progress through the evolution of your words of the year over the past few years? How have these words or themes built upon each other?

Journal Questions:

Take some time to reflect on what God desires to reveal to you as your word of the year. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal this to you. Make sure to write it down and memorialize it in a way that will keep it at the forefront of your mind throughout the year.
What would it look like to "live a different life, closer to God" this year ?
Are there specific scriptures, saints, or quotes that will serve as a guide or reminder of your word during the year?

Quotes to Ponder: "During this new year I resolve to begin a new life. I do not know what will happen to me during this year. But I abandon myself entirely to you, my God. And my aspirations and all my affections will be for You. I feel so weak, dear Jesus, but with Your help I hope and resolve to live a different life, that is, a life closer to You." - Saint Gemma Galgani

Scripture for Lectio Divina - "...to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor… " - Isaiah 61:2

This episode is sponsored by Pink Salt Riot.

To keep your Word of the Year top of mind all year long, we encourage you to check out the custom word of the year pieces from Pink Salt Riot. They offer a variety of pieces, from jewelry to keychains, that are totally customizable - not only with your word, but your personal style as well. But hurry! They only make their custom word of the year pieces through February 15, so order ASAP. Abiding Together listeners can get an exclusive 15% discount on all regularly priced items in their order with the code abide15.

Announcing our 2022 Lenten Study!

This year we will be journeying through the season of Lent with a six-part series based on Restore: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation written by our very own Sister Miriam James Heidland. You can pre-order your copy from Ave Maria Press here or pre-order from Amazon here. We look forward to journeying with you this Lent!

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0:00.0	Hello friends and happy new year. This episode of the Abiding Together podcast is brought to you by
0:05.6	Pink Salt Riot. This year we are so excited to once again be partnering with Pink Salt Riot to
0:10.5	share about their beautiful custom word of the year bracelets, necklaces and key chains,
0:14.4	and to give you our listeners a special discount. If you've been a listener for a while,
0:18.4	you will know that the word of the year is something that's been very important to us on this show,
0:22.5	and it's been fun to memorialize each word of the year with a custom piece from Pink Salt Riot.
0:28.1	Their word of the year pieces are designed and handmade by a team of women in their little pink
0:32.3	store called the Riot House in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and their mission is to help you live out of the truth
0:37.2	of what God says about you. They see creating these word of the year pieces as a beautiful way to
0:42.0	assist you in living out the story God is writing in your life this year, and to make your word of
0:46.8	the year something that you will see and remember often throughout the year. But you need to hurry,
0:51.4	they only make their custom word of the year pieces through February 15th, so order as soon as possible
0:56.9	to memorialize your word of the year for 2022. Also as a special gift, a body-and-together
1:02.0	listeners can get an exclusive 15% discount on all regularly priced items in their order
1:09.0	with the code abide15. To check them out, visit pinksalt Riot.com and hit the declare your word button
1:16.1	or head to the show notes and click the link. We hope you enjoy this episode. God bless you friends.
1:21.3	Hi friends and welcome to season 11 of the Abiding Together podcast. Abiding Together is a place
1:31.0	where you can find connection, rest, and encouragement in your journey with Jesus Christ. Every week I'm
1:36.0	joined by two of my very dearest friends Heather Kim and Michelle Bensinger and we talk about all
1:41.1	things Christ, about life, about beauty, about sorrow, we laugh, we cry, you'll fit right in.
1:46.3	So grab a cup of coffee, settle in and welcome home.
1:56.1	Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Abiding Together podcast and to the very first
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