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ReSet - Week One

raemx February 05, 2025 0 0

Re: Set to Rediscover

 

Reset us Creator God that we might rediscover our callings, our gifts, our humble beautiful purpose to love one another.

As we pray and hope for restoration, rebuilding and renewal throughout society what are we hoping to rediscover?

Seeds to sow: Who are you going to rediscover this year? What friendship or community or collaboration are you going to remember and re-appreciate?

Read Colossians 3: 12-17

Re: Clothe

New year, new wardrobe! As we look to reduce, reuse and recycle our physical clothes we also want to explore the metaphorical ‘outfits’ that we are putting together to share compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.

Just as we choose what to wear, we can choose what attitudes to have. Which of these words compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience do you want to see more of this year?

Read Psalm 81

Re: Tune

Chances are you don’t have a lyre lying around that you can grab. But you probably do have another portable, handheld device that makes noise and that can help you retune into God. You may even be using to read this question…

This psalm is a stirring invitation to reconnect that invites us to engage our senses creatively and use technology imaginatively to help us focus on the divine.

What are the sounds that help you tune in and connect to God? Music? Speech? Quiet? Nature? 

Read Acts 8: 26-40

Re: Discover

You have got to love the honesty of that Ethiopian eunuch. When asked if he understands what he’s reading there’s no bluster or bravado or excuses. He presses the reset button and says "How can I, unless someone guides me?”

Is there an experience or story, film or book that has helped you rediscover things about God?

Sometimes in our lives we are the Ethiopian and at other times we’re Philip! God calls us towards one another to help illuminate the heart of Christianity as we make sense of our faith.

Linking back to the Seeds to Sow above, let’s have a time of prayer where we bring to God all the people and situations we will encounter this year.