WAKING UP

We wait. We wonder. We watch. And we wake up. We come anew to the Mystery of Christmas as we listen to these reflections and join in conversation together.

In this four week Small Group Study, we set four sayings from an ancient Christian text, The Gospel of Thomas, beside our traditional scripture and consider ways they might wake something fresh in us. The Gospel of Thomas was one of the ancient texts found buried in the desert of Egypt in 1945,  opening up a new understanding of Christianity. It is 114 sayings attributed to Jesus that help us see what we’ve always known in a new way.

Session ONE: Waking Up: Living Teacher, Living Wisdom

Jesus is a wisdom teacher. His teachings have spiritual energy and activate a space within that opens our heart to the Mystery of the Incarnation.

Session TWO: Waking Up to a Really Big Story
…waking up to a big picture of incarnation in the world around us, in mundane moments, in hope and pain, and in all of life. We wake up to seeing reality with new eyes.

Session THREE: Waking Up (again)
We are called to BE fully alive. Advent takes us back to our Source and begins a life-long journey home.

Session FOUR: Waking Up to Carry the Light Within
We carry the light within and it shows on our faces. We are deeply inhabited. We find ourselves in a Story of Incarnation that is still unfolding. 

Please RSVP Bev Tracey at bevtracey@shaw.ca