Awakening the Heart: Small Groups for Spiritual Growth

Awakening the Heart:

Small Groups for Spiritual Growth

“Our Hearts are Awake!”

 “But make sure that you don't get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began as we came to faith. We can't afford to waste a minute….”

 Romans 13:11ff (The Message Bible Paraphrase)

We are aware that God is at work in our church.  The good news is extended to all, we help others find their voice, folks are helped, fed and given shelter through actions of our community of faith.  God is good and we are blessed by God’s presence in our midst. Let us give thanks that we continue to do God’s work and that we are continuing to grow. 

In the rhythm of God’s abundance, we are aware that just as there is a time for action, there is a time for reflection, spiritual conversation and growth in the spirit.  A wonderful place to do this is in small groups.  A few years back we experienced this through our Circles program. Now we are taking Circles to the next level:  “Awakening the Heart.”

“Awakening the Heart” is an opportunity to grow spiritually in small groups.  Over 6 weeks we will pray together, engage in spiritual conversation and begin to learn how to share the joy of our life in spirit and community.  “Awakening the Heart” is an opportunity to open to our lives, to their depth and beauty.  As we so richly encounter life we find our lives blossoming and beginning to flow out to neighbors and friends. 

Sign up today in Friendship Hall. 

Groups begin the week of April 26 and run up to June 7.