BIBLE STUDY LEFTOVER
Our Wednesday group that discusses the readings at the preceding Sunday for an hour or so is doing quite well, even though several members have been out of town from time to time this summer. I’ve been trying to thing of some ways that some of our routines could be fine tuned, without disrupting the fine state of affairs we already have. One thing concerns the prayer we say at the start. It is made up of a number of supplications, to which the members respond in unison with an affirmation. Then, the formula calls for a moment of silence, but we just skip over it. I think silence in a group is uncomfortable to some, and maybe it seems too ‘church-y’ as we sit in the living room of a home.
Another thing that I wonder about is whether we couldn’t do something along the line of each person telling, if comfortable, of something that made a special impression on him, such as something new to him, or a new understanding of something long seen differently, or some call to action that seemed to flow from the readings, such as doing more for the needy, or getting more involved in some other ministry or worship.
