We will begin this Sunday with the handout from last Sunday. On March 14, we discussed the quotation that Troyanne sent. Her question was about the term "redemption," and what it means. What, in other words, does it mean to be redeemed, and how are we redeemed through our suffering? I'm not sure we came up with satisfactory answers, although we did spend time discussing the passage (see post for March 14). If you would like to expand on our discussion of last week and on the handout, please do so by clicking on "comment" below, writing your comment, and then clicking on "post."
We did reach the conclusion that moving from the agony to acceptance and discernment is best done by prayer and community. What we know from the scripture that we shared at our first "Agony in the Garden" meeting is that Jesus's own acceptance came through prayer, although he was alone, the disciples he brought with him sleeping, others soon to betray him. But, indeed, he did discern God's will through prayer.
There are many ways to form prayer communities. If you do not have the handout from last week, here is the website for group spiritual direction as conceived of by Sr. Rosemary Dougherty (from whom I took my training).
Group Spiritual Direction
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