I'm a bit excited these days because God is finally going to let me DO something! I have prayed and prayed over this. I have asked for confirmation 3 times ... which I got via a new friend who said ... why could it be wrong?, second through a devotional, and the third ... happened just after I was praying again for confirmation - she texted and said she was telling some ladies about the group and I hope you are not mad ... :) ...
So I am starting a soul care group.
I had no idea what to call it at first because it will NOT be a study. It's a group of women getting together to practice the spiritual disciplines together. This idea had been brewing in me for awhile. So I told a friend about it just after this last soul care retreat ... and she was so excited about it (she's the one who texted while I was praying!). The idea is to gather some women to do Lectio Divina together, then actually practice or discuss a new discipline to try during the next month, and then end in a different form of prayer - not extemporaneous prayer, but something more contemplative. So my friend started shooting out texts to people she wanted to invite, and my husband was so excited he shot an email out to the whole staff, and then I texted my friends ... and before I knew it within a week I had just over 20 people coming! Truly, I am amazed and excited!
I think I am most excited about is that I tend to hear from God right now ONLY when I am in community. So This will give me a monthly opportunity to feel his presence and hear from Him. Anything else that may happen is gravy on top. I hope God moves in us deeply as we put ourselves in front of Him.
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