Source - a five session course on prayer for lent - session 2: source of joy

Warren, Robert and Bruce, Kate

March 16, 2025 - 2 minutes read - 305 words

TODO

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Running order

Start	Activity	Notes
0'	Welcome	Recap: seeing-knowing-going Experience of prayer this week Intro: Source of joy What is your life’s focus? family, work, social justice? share? Rowan Williams?
10'	Drawing near	Still Palms down: letting go Palms up: taking hold
20'	Share	Think of someone whose company you enjoy Be specific Why? Westminster catechism
30'	Encounter	Intro to passage / homily * On the heels of raising Lazarus, this key family in J’s life (Luke 10:38-42) Marha active, Mary contemplative (11:20) Jesus wept (11:35) * The end of Jesus' public ministry * 6 days from Passover, 12 from death?
35'	Encounter	Read John 12:1-8
40'	Encounter	Questions Consider Lazarus, how focused on Jesus Consider Mary … Judas How Jesus respond to L … to M What does it look like for us to give Jesus our attention today?
55'	Do something	Music: Abide with me, Be still my soul, Benedictus, How great thou art, Lift thine eyes Colouring: Communion: Glass, plate, roll, wine Cross: Rugged Nature: Daffodils. Go outside? Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnBAU8Co6PA Rublev’s icon: https://assets.holyart.it/images/IC090170/us/1600/R/SN053907/CLOSEUP01_HD/h-13533b3e/russian-painted-icon-rublevs-trinity-14x10-cm.jpg
70'	Go deeper	Intro: on first meeting, natural politeness, Give thanks Everything created by God is good. We receive God’s gifts with thanksgiving. (1 Timothy 4:4) Give praise Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say rejoice. We will rejoice in the Lord at all times. (Philippians 4:4) Give yourself We present our bodies as a living sacrifice Holy and acceptable to God, which is out spiritual worship. (Romans 12.1)
80'	Get going	Handout
85'	Feedback	…
90'	Close	Praise, my soul, the King of heaven to his feet your tribute bring ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me His praise should sing? Alleluia, alleluia, praise the everlasting King! — H.F.Lyte (1793-1847)

Start

Activity

Notes

Welcome

Recap: seeing-knowing-going
- Experience of prayer this week
Intro: Source of joy
- What is your life’s focus?
  - family, work, social justice?
- share?
- Rowan Williams?

10'

Drawing near

Still
Palms down: letting go
Palms up: taking hold

20'

Think of someone whose company you enjoy
- Be specific
- Why?
Westminster catechism

30'

Encounter

Intro to passage / homily * On the heels of raising Lazarus, this key family in J’s life (Luke 10:38-42) Marha active, Mary contemplative (11:20) Jesus wept (11:35) * The end of Jesus' public ministry * 6 days from Passover, 12 from death?

35'

Encounter

Read John 12:1-8

40'

Encounter

Questions

Consider Lazarus, how focused on Jesus
Consider Mary
… Judas
How Jesus respond to L
… to M
What does it look like for us to give Jesus our attention today?

55'

Do something

Music: Abide with me, Be still my soul, Benedictus, How great thou art, Lift thine eyes
Colouring:
Communion: Glass, plate, roll, wine
Cross: Rugged
Nature: Daffodils. Go outside?
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnBAU8Co6PA
Rublev’s icon: https://assets.holyart.it/images/IC090170/us/1600/R/SN053907/CLOSEUP01_HD/h-13533b3e/russian-painted-icon-rublevs-trinity-14x10-cm.jpg

70'

Go deeper

Intro: on first meeting, natural politeness,
Give thanks
- Everything created by God is good.
- We receive God’s gifts with thanksgiving. (1 Timothy 4:4)
Give praise
- Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say rejoice.
- We will rejoice in the Lord at all times. (Philippians 4:4)
Give yourself
- We present our bodies as a living sacrifice
- Holy and acceptable to God, which is out spiritual worship. (Romans 12.1)

80'

Get going

Handout

85'

Feedback

…

90'

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven to his feet your tribute bring ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me His praise should sing? Alleluia, alleluia, praise the everlasting King! — H.F.Lyte (1793-1847)