MBE says healing is more important that teaching. What are your thoughts on a metaphysical focus, approach for the Sunday School? We might call it a campaign.
How can we work together to work on this? We're looking for time-effective ways to put the pedal to the metal. What will help you most in this endeavour?
Sometimes hearing a metaphysical theme someone is working with can be helpful, and support our own prayers.
Thoughts...?
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I think a metaphysical theme is a great idea Chris. And one that we should be persistent in working at.
I loved what Marion English said in the Church Alive chat we watched at the Summit. She said that a tree changes constantly, but it's roots remain firmly fixed in the ground.
As most of you know, I am continually applying this one statement to all that I am working on. It certainly applies in praying for Sunday School and oour spiritual growth.
Christian Science presents unfoldment, not accretion; it manifests no material growth from molecule to mind,
God's creation intact but an impartation of the divine Mind to man and the universe. (S&H 68)
God's creation intact but an impartation of the divine Mind to man and the universe. (S&H 68)
As we grow spiritually, so we see our experience of Sunday School unfold.
Love Anna
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Right off I want to share what came to my attention a week or so ago as I considered our collective work for Church The May 16'th Sentinel, article titled"Spiritual Safety Briefing" p.15 is a remarkable example of and model for collective prayer. Plenty of room was given the chaplains for working from very individual standpoints, but the prayers were asked for very specific situations. Nothing general about that. You may have read this, but if not please read or re-read it. Here are one or two points the article mentions. Other important points will be found in the article. Janet Horton called and invited the 200 chaplains to search their own (diverse) scriptures, to pray daily and specifically for the safety of their soldiers'. She asked them to return in two days to share anything they found "that constituted assurances and praises of God's power to protect His people They agreed to embrace the ideas of God's omnipotence and love for His children. "At the end of the meeting I reminded them we would do such specific prayer each day; and if there was any challenge we would put out a call for dedicated prayer in that particular case. . . they fully embraced the idea." And the result off this specific collective prayer was wonderful, specific and clearly recognized! We could invite our whole membership to search our books for specific assurance of God's omnipotence in providing for the safety and spiritual growth of the children of our community. As families in our community have such diverse backgrounds we could start with purifying our purpose and motive by placing them within the embrace of the universal Church so that we see all the children's needs met "where they are at" without regard to denomination. (And surely those who will benefit from our Sunday School can with more certainty find their way to it.) The cup of cold water is spiritual but not denominational. (This might be an approach for inter-faith groups as well, after all if the chaplains can do this why not communities?) Anyway, these are some thoughts that have come to me. Much love and appreciation for our Sunday School team and the whole membership too in this matter of enlarging the borders of our tent. Margery |
I was thinking of the teachers as having a theme to pray about and work with toegther. How that plays out in the classes would be an individual demonstration according to the students needs wouldn't it? Anna |
I love the idea of spiritual growth as a theme for our Sunday School ! It has such wide scope! I would like to ask another question. We could be specific as to whose spiritual growth? Ourselves as members of the Sunday school. could we embrace our church's membership in its love and care for Sunday school? We could then all of us embrace our neighbour's children knowing Love's care is meeting each one's need for it in whatever way best meets their present individual need Thus those for whom our sunday school will be the fest next step will inevitably be drawn and brought to it through the universal Christ activity. And all the other children cannot help being blessed where they are. The power of the focused collective prayer of our members surely will bless our neighbours and our church. Is there a way we could invite them to join in this holy work? Margery
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