You can also download a free, full-color version of this discussion guide from the Worship & You website. Tips for discussion leaders are indented beneath each question. 1. What are the reasons for which we may have a sense of God’s absence? First, emphasize that God is never truly absent—we only have a feeling of [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the Worship & You website. We know that prayer is important—we’re even told to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)—and yet we Christians tend to have a dark secret: we don’t actually pray. For example, a recent study found that, while 90 [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the Worship & You website. We know that prayer is important—we’re even told to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)—and yet we Christians tend to have a dark secret: we don’t actually pray. For example, a recent study found that, while 90 [...]
Can you think of something of which you want more? Perhaps you want more money, another home, another car, or more vacation time—most of us would like more of something. But have you ever thought you would like to pray more? Lorenzo Scupoli tells us we should value prayer more than any of these other [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this discussion guide from the Worship & You website. Tips for discussion leaders are indented beneath each question. 1. Lead off the discussion with this prayer to the Holy Spirit: “O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere and fillest all things; [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the Worship & You website. Can you think of something of which you want more? Perhaps you want more money, a nice car, better grades, or more vacation time—most of us would like more of something. But have you ever thought you [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the Worship & You website. Can you think of something of which you want more? Perhaps you want more money, another home, another car, or more vacation time—most of us would like more of something. But have you ever thought you would [...]
What is holy? I do not mean simply what is holiness—although that topic is deep enough—but rather, who and what in the world around us is holy? We certainly think of the saints whose icons hang around us, reminding us of their holy lives. We might also think of church property as ”holy ground”—the Theotokos [...]
What is holy? I do not mean simply what is holiness—although that topic is deep enough—but rather, who and what in the world around us is holy? We certainly think of the saints whose icons hang around us, reminding us of their profoundly holy lives. We might also think of church property as ”holy ground”—the [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this discussion guide from the Worship & You website. Tips for discussion leaders are indented beneath each question. 1. How does the blessing we receive when we bow our heads during the Divine Liturgy apply to our daily lives? Talk about the words, “(Bless) all of [...]
