Friday Check-in: Slow down & give thanks 🙏 - 11/29/2024
Welcome to our weekly Friday Check-in. If you are new to Soul Care, WELCOME!! We are so glad you are here. We have a weekly rhythm of checking in together on Fridays.
Welcome to our weekly Friday Check-in for November 29th, 2024 ✅
If you are new to Soul Care, WELCOME!! We are so glad you are here. We have a weekly rhythm of checking in together on Fridays. We use Mindy Caliguire's Page, Person, Plan framework to create a weekly rhythm and prepare ourselves for Sabbath rest.
In the USA, we paused yesterday to give thanks and celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Wherever you are please take a moment to consider some of what you are grateful for this week. Instead of pursuing possessions, cheap deals, or Christmas gifts in Black Friday shopping, let’s pause right now to intentionally pursue God... in silence, stillness, prayer, and reflection...
So welcome each other, in the same way that Christ also welcomed you, for God’s glory. I’m saying that Christ became a servant of those who are circumcised for the sake of God’s truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the ancestors, and so that the Gentiles could glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles,
and I will sing praises to your name.
And again, it says,
Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people.
And again,
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and all the people should sing his praises.
And again, Isaiah says,
There will be a root of Jesse,
who will also rise to rule the Gentiles.
The Gentiles will place their hope in him.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Spend a few minutes journaling in response to this passage:
- First Reading: What if anything stands out to you? Is there a particular word or phrase?
- Second Reading: As you read through it again, perhaps in a different translation… ask God, “to what area of my life does that particular word or phrase connect?”
- Third Reading: And as you read a third time, be asking God, “Is there an invitation for me?” Is there a response of some kind that God is inviting you into?
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Team Soul Care
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