Worry vs. Trust
Some of our long time regular attendees are moving on to state prison. The group constantly changes because of new people coming into jail and regulars moving on. Recently we've had a core group of long timers. Now a time of change is here. It means taking time to get to know new inmates, listening to their stories, considering their backgrounds and needs while preparing the lessons for the group.
Prisons have different average lengths of stays. I think this county jail has an average stay of nine months. State prisons may have average stays of several years.
We sang 5 or so songs tonight. The men enjoyed the singing quite a bit. There seems to be something therapeutic in group singing.
We read Psalm 127. It's a short Psalm, so we repeated it several times so everyone could read a verse and be involved. We talked about what the Psalm means to us. We focused in on the first 2 verses. I asked the group what project they have been involved with, without God, that turned out poorly. Many men answered "my life" or "my family".
We went to Matthew 6:19 - 35 and discussed how to involve God in our lives.
Prisons have different average lengths of stays. I think this county jail has an average stay of nine months. State prisons may have average stays of several years.
We sang 5 or so songs tonight. The men enjoyed the singing quite a bit. There seems to be something therapeutic in group singing.
We read Psalm 127. It's a short Psalm, so we repeated it several times so everyone could read a verse and be involved. We talked about what the Psalm means to us. We focused in on the first 2 verses. I asked the group what project they have been involved with, without God, that turned out poorly. Many men answered "my life" or "my family".
We went to Matthew 6:19 - 35 and discussed how to involve God in our lives.
posted by Kathy Kolb | 7:41 AM
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HELLO K hy Kolb
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I like to leave little "helps" after reading a good blog, or going over the blog comments, just to start people thinking about, well, everything.
2006 is just around the corner.
Thought about what you would like to achieve next year?
Did you do all you wanted to do this year, personally, professionally and perhaps spiritually?
My guess is; probably not. Most people don't know how to set workable goals and if they do, the don't know how to manage them.
When is the last time you actually took time to write down all you would like to do and accomplish in life? Or even a few of the small things you would like to do but didn't think would be possible?
We all have the potential to get almost anything we want out of life. It just takes a little work, thinking and action.
The first step is knowing how to set effective goals and then of course, how to follow up on them. That's the hard part. Following up.
How would you like to actually make this years New Years Resolution come true? Of course it would have to be attainable, and possible, but you could do it if you knew how.
Curious?
Use the FREE information @ How To Set Goals and have a really GREAT NEW YEAR.
All the BEST!
Hi, Kathy! (PS: This isn't spam.;-))
Just surfing on in tonight...ironically, I've just gotten back home after a lay ministry training on conducting small groups. Good, thoughtful blog...also, kudos to you for tackling this very challenging ministry. May God richly bless you in this endeavor!
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