- Acts 4: 32-35
- Psalms 118: 2-4, 13-15, 22-24
- 1 John 5: 1-6
- John 20: 19-31
- One heart and mind sounds so easy ...
- There can be a dark side to unity, a homogeneity of thought achieved by ruthlessly excluding anyone who believes differently, questions the status quo, marginalizing anyone who dares to raise an alternative point of view.
- How do you think a healthy Christian community grows in depth and at the same time achieves unity?
- How are the really meaningful questions of our day raised?
- By whom?
- How do those questions get answered, or at least explored?
- It's a brand new day
- The phrase "a new day" heralds new possibilities, options that were not there before.
- How has your faith opened up new doors in your life?
- How many of those doors have to stepped through?
- What happened as you took that step?
- More than conquerors
- It's easy to give up, become cynical, decide that the whole shootin' match is just going to go up in flames anyway.
- What do you hope for in this life, in your life?
- How is Jesus providing for that hope?
- How did you come to that hope?
- Going to the source
- Poor Thomas gets a bad rap year in, year out. But consider that the rest of the disciples had all abandoned Jesus in His hour of need, the Jewish authorities were probably looking to finish the job that they started with the crucifixion, and every one of those disciple's families' honor in their communities were at stake.
- Is it presumptuous for us to seek to see for ourselves, rather than rely on someone else's words?
- Where does authority come from in the Church?
- How does that authority flow?
- Is that the only source of revelation?
Preparation for Reconciliation:
- Do I have the courage to ask the tough questions of my faith?
- Where is the Spirit calling me today?
- Is my life in Christ truly making a difference?
- How is God leading me this week?
Shalom!
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