Starting Up A Meeting

A few weeks ago I started a meeting with three friends. We went to a restaurant for breakfast and to encourage one another to put the Gospel into action. We knew that Jesus wants us to come to him and listen to his words and to act on them (See Lk 6:46-47). So, taking a short Gospel text each week, that is what we have done and it works for us.

We circulate a Gospel text a few days beforehand and have it written out on small cards at our meeting. When we gather we each say a short prayer, thanking God for something. Then while we are ordering our meal and catching up with one another, one of us starts up a discussion on the chosen text. When we wander too far away from the subject, one of us brings us back to the text. We include a couple of questions on the card along the line of "What is Jesus saying?" and "What are we doing?" Towards the end of the meal, we ask God to bless each of us for the action ahead.

You can start up a meeting with a few friends too. Or your can add comments to this blog and we will have a 'Virtual Gospel Action Meeting'. The variety of perspectives and experiences will be good. I will be adding postings here, following our weekly breakfast meetings.

Cheers,
Neal