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Do you ever have a hard time with motivation? Or maybe you’re just out of ideas?

Growing up, I liked doing my homework in front of the TV. Probably not the best way to stay focused, but even as an introvert I liked the idea of knowing something else was going on near me.

Whether you’re an extrovert, introvert, or somewhere in between, you might enjoy working in the presence of others. Some call this “ambient sociability”, or “playing alone together”. I’d like to say our space was “creating with the presence of others”.

Some of us read about red and pink flowers for inspiration while others wrote. One person painted a reminder that sometimes we think we’re falling only to discover we’re actually rising. Another brainstormed for her blog, Purpose Over Fear (which I highly recommend checking out). Together, we waited on God, opened up breakout rooms for 1:1 consultations, and joined together in our tasks of creating.

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“In a time of being pulled in many different directions, sometimes it’s important to plant your feet, listen, and act.”

During this session we took time to hear from God and share how we felt God speaking to us. When the world is full of tumult and confusion we often want to hide or charge in and force something to work. It’s hard to take time to be still and wait and so we felt it best to set aside time to hear from God before doing anything else.

The group shared both encouragements to one another and also calls to stop circling and “go north”. We were reminded how grace and love must be practiced and not just savored in our minds. Some felt God calling them to engage with their communities and families regarding injustice and our role as believers. Some others felt a call to rest in this season.

For future sessions, we plan to continue exploring what it means for the Church to “go north” and to set aside more time for seeing these calls and desires put on flesh through our lives.

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Sometimes life isn’t all about having answers.

We sought to gather people together to connect with games and catching up on May 30th. However, a week before the session, George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, and protests were ignited around the country.

In the Connect session, we decided to pivot to discussing how people were feeling in the midst of the racial tensions happening around the country. It was a time where space was made for people to pour out their hearts to one another and to God, and for there to be a time of silence to grieve, listen, and commune with God in the midst of the events.

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“And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast, that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind, there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.”

-1 Kings 19:11-12, NLT

In the midst of these times, it’s hard to know what to believe. It’s almost difficult to understand or trace how we got here. COVID-19 has blasted our communities, everyone being affected by it in some way, shape, or form. It has shaken the Church to the roots as we perceive what is community in the body of Christ. It even has set fire to pursuits and endeavors we may have been pursuing in the previous season. It’s difficult to move when nothing around you seems like sure ground.

We sought that sure ground by intentionally listening to that gentle whisper of the Holy One. We facilitated a Hearing God virtual session on April 30th to facilitate hearing God. From practices such as contemplative Scripture reading to listening prayer, participants partook in different methods to commune with God in order to perceive his presence in the midst of the tumult.

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