October 29, 2023 - Sitting in Suffering

After gathering, connecting, enjoying refreshments and checking-in or catching up, discuss the following questions.

1.     Take time to share your own experiences of suffering, grief, loss, pain etc.  It helps to know the story of those around you when talking about a sensitive topic.

2.     What were some helpful things that people did for you or with you?

3.     What was less helpful?

4.     How do you respond to your experience of suffering?  How do you work it out or process it or go through it?

5.     Have you walked with others?  What was that like for you?  What was the hardest part?

6.     Does the book of Job and the sermon on it help you with your understanding and response?

7.     Can you summarize what Job teaches in a sentence or two?

8.     What is one thing you can use or work with moving forward when it comes to dealing with suffering?

9.     Is there a situation you need to enter to help someone else who is struggling?

Spend time as a group in prayer.  Do so in a way that works well for your group…and stretches you a little as well.