Week Three

Heart on our sleeves

SEEDS TO SOW: THINK OF WAYS OF PRAYING WITHOUT USING YOUR VOICE *

Introduction: Without saying a word we can speak volumes. The heart of human beings is often to be found on our sleeves, out for the world to see. Facial expression, posture, pacing, mannerisms, gestures, body language, dancing, bowing, kneeling... we have fathomless ways of tuning into God and one another. What are we ‘saying’ in our lives and actions? How can we be more creative in how we ‘speak’ to God and about God to others?

Read 2 Samuel 6: 14-2

Dancing with all your might. Why is Strictly Come Dancing watched by millions? Is there a spiritual experience in dancing? If so could dancing be seen as an act of worship?

Rose Ayling-Ellis, a deaf Strictly Come Dancing contestant, explored the place of dance as an expression beyond music. What spiritual insights come to you from her experience?

Read John 1: 29-42

Come and see — is faith “better felt than telt?“ (That’s told to those less familiar with Scots!) Is it to be encountered rather than told about second hand?

Read Ephesians 4: 25-32

Tender hearted communicators — looking at the context of these verses, what do you think Paul means when he says “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit?”

* SEEDS TO SOW: These are open-ended and optional prompts and are designed for people wanting to develop their own resources in response to the themes. Perhaps if you are using this material as a group you could use these prompts to inspire a time of prayer, or drawing, or creative writing? They are a short and sweet, simply a starting off place for you and your imagination. Tailor and develop as suits your group.