Reading 1 (Living): The River
Reading 2 (Homecoming): Hidden Work
We have been on an incredible journey together this Advent, and we want honor each of you for engaging it so fully and with such honesty and openness.
In these final short readings Henri invites us to ponder how all that we’ve read and shared here can bear fruit. He reminds us that the disciplines we discussed will bear fruit when we live them in surrender to God:
“There is a moment in our lives when we stand before the desert and want to do it ourselves. But there is a voice that comes to us, ‘Let go. Surrender. In this parched land, I will make you fruitful. Yes, trust me. Give yourself to me” (p55, Living).
“So let’s wait for the Spirit to be revealed more fully to us, teaching us how to be at home in God’s home, and calling us to new forms of community and new acts of service” (p 58, Homecoming).
a) You are invited to take a moment to reflect on this discussion, and articulate what you will take away with you, and apply to your life. Please share your “take away” with us.
Again, we are so very grateful for each of you, and the Spirit of God who has moved in and through you. We trust that this time we have shared will indeed bear much fruit.
We also want to remember in gratitude John Mogabgab, who did such an excellent job of sharing Henri’s teaching through these books.
Each of you is warmly invited to join the Lenten book discussion – we hope to “see” you again in February.
Yours sincerely,
Ray and Brynn