Chapters 2 and 3; Note: questions are for discussion purposes. Please underline and star important points to share and challenge your group.
Chapter 2: Practicing the Presence of God
1. “An awareness of God can flow through our day the way blood circulates through the body” (p. 14). Have you practiced God’s presence and not realized it? Have you longed to experience it? How does this awareness during a normal day change things?
2. Read Psalm 37:4. Think about Jan’s comments on this verse. Thoughts?
3. “It isn’t a matter of achieving God’s presence, but surrendering to God’s presence..." (p. 16).
“Oddly enough, a practiced awareness of God’s presence doesn’t pull people into themselves..."(p. 17).
Think about these quotes and give your reaction. What else did you underline on page 17?
4. Jan says that western Christians tend to approach God only through facts and information or inspiration and feelings. What is she suggesting that we need to start doing?
5. From the train story on pages 20, 21 comes this quote: “Something of this kind is an everyday occurrence with us who pray for everybody we meet. It never happens unless we are praying.” Thoughts?
6. Think about the two questions on page 21.
7. Other important points from this chapter?
Chapter 3: Thinking About You Becomes Praying for You
1. What is a breath prayer?
2. As you read through example breath prayers, what are some of your thoughts?
3. How do scriptures and breath prayers intersect?
4. How can you use breath prayers when you don’t know how to pray or when your thoughts are turning in a negative direction?
5. What breath prayers do you already pray?
6. What favorite scriptures could you turn into breath prayers?
7. What events or situations in your life do you think about but have never prayed for?
8. Other thoughts?
Group Challenge: (So what are you going to do about it?)
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