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Life - Bible - Notes

(The following "Notes" should be completed in a leaders' meeting together
with the pastoral animator. The "Notes" will help them to conduct a
session with their own groups at home.)

1. A situation from Life

A common problem in our life today:

Guiding questions:
- We share all the facts and details that we know about the problem.
- How do people feel about this problem?
- Why do we have such a problem? But why?...But why?... But why?
- Who suffers and who gains in this situation?
- What does TV say about our problem?
- What does public opinion say about our problem?
- How is our problem handled in our local customs?
- Other questions which look at our particular problem from different
angles:

2. God's Word

A Bible text in which our problem is reflected:

Guiding questions:
- At what word or sentence in the biblical text did you think, "That is
right. I am happy to hear that?"
- At which sentence did you think, "I did not expect that?"
Tell us why you thought differently.
- What do you think God's opinion is about our problem?
- How is our problem handled in the Church?
- Other questions which can help to connect our problem with the message
of the Bible:

3. Our Response

- What does God want us to do?
- We gather different proposals without discussing them.
- We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of one proposal which
looks promising.
- We decide on one action : WHO will do WHAT and WHEN?

(For a detailed explanation of these four ways of Gospel Sharing see No.
20 of the Lumko Series: The Pastoral Use of the Bible.
Lumko, PO Box 5058, Delmenville 1403, South Africa
Phone: (011) 827-8924 Fax: (1011) 827-5774)

The Seven Steps

1. Invite

We remind ourselves that the Risen Lord is with us.
- Would someone like to invite Jesus in a prayer and welcome him.

2. Read

- Let us open our Bibles to . . . Chapter . . .
- (When all have found the place:)
Would someone like to read verses ...

3. View with wonder

- We pick out words or short phrases, read them aloud prayerfully and
repeat them three times.
(The silence after each repetition should be long enough for us to repeat
the same word once or twice in our hearts.)

- (Afterwards:)
Will someone, please, read the same text again (from a different
version.)

4. Listen

- We keep silence for . . . minutes and allow God to speak to us.

5. Share

- Which word has touched us personally?
We do not discuss any contribution, even though some may not share
personally but comment instead.

- (Afterwards, the group may choose a Word of Life:)
Which word from the text shall we choose as our "Word of Life" for the
coming week or month?

6. Plan for action

Now we discuss any task which our group is called to do in our
neighbourhood or parish.
- Report on the previous task.
- What new task needs to be done?
- WHO will do WHAT and WHEN

- (In step 6 we may also share some examples of how we have applied
the "Word of Life" in certain situations of daily life.)

7. Pray

- Anyone who wishes may pray spontaneously.
- (Afterwards:)
We end with a prayer or a hymn which everyone knows.

Group Response

1. Invite

Today we follow a gospel sharing method called "Group Response"
We shall NOT share with each other how the Word of God has touched
us personally. Today we shall use the Bible as a mirror in which the life
of our whole community is reflected.

- We remind ourselves that the Risen Lord is in our midst. Would someone
like to invite Jesus in a prayer and welcome him.

2. Read

- We read our chosen text twice.
- We pick out words or short phrases and repeat them prayerfully three
times. We pause briefly after each repetition.

3. Look

- Let us discuss the following question with the person next to us
(for 3-5 minutes):
"What life-situation or problem in our parish, village, town or country is
similar
to the situation mentioned in the text?"

(After 3-5 minutes:)
Each group reports back.
- Let us choose one problem to discuss further.
- Does anyone know more about this problem?
Why do you think this problem exists?

4. Listen

- We now keep silence for three minutes and ask ourselves:
"How does God look at our problem?
In other words, what does God think, feel and say about it?

- (After three minutes)
We tell each other what we think God is saying to us about our problem.

5. Plan for action

- What does God want us to do?
- WHO will do WHAT and WHEN?

- (Afterwards:)
Anyone who wishes may pray spontaneously.

- (Afterwards:)
We end with a prayer or a hymn which everyone knows.

Look - Listen - Love

Today we do not begin our meeting by reading the bible.
We begin by looking at events in our daily life.
We follow the steps of the“Look-Listen-Love" method.
- Would someone like to invite Jesus in a prayer and welcome him int our midst?

1. LOOK - at life

- Anyone who wishes may relate a recent personal experience.
Please tell us about an experience or event in which you were involved
personally. Think of an event which happened at your place of work, at
home, in the parish etc. This should be brief.

- (Afterwards:)
Let us now select one of these experiences for discussion.

- (Afterwards:)
We ask ourselves: What exactly happened?
Can we be told more about it?
Are there reasons why it happened?
How do we feel about it?

2. LISTEN - to God

- We keep silence for three minutes and ask ourselves:
"What does God think and feel about our event?"

In these few minutes let us put aside our own feelings about the event.
We take God's side and look at our event with God's eyes.
We just imagine: if God were to speak about this event now - what would
God say? We do not open the Bible but remember silently words or events
which we already know from the Bible.

- (After three minutes)
Please share with us now what you think God feels about this event.
What is God's "point of view"?
(Relevant words from the Bible, especially from the Psalms, may be read
or told from memory at this time. If no suitable passage comes to mind,
continue with the next step.)

3. LOVE -in action

(We do not give mere moral advice but ask ourselves:)
- "What does God want our whole group to do in this situation?
How can we together assist and support the member of our group in his/her
situation?"
- WHO will do WHAT and WHEN?

- (Afterwards:)
- Anyone who wishes may pray spontaneously.
- (Afterwards:)
- We close with a prayer or a hymn which everyone knows.