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Journey to Forgiveness
- 1. the journey forgiveness, restorative justice and reconciliation Written by Stephanie Hixon & Thomas Porter
- 3. Responsive Reading page 109 of The Journey The One: In the singing, in the silence, in the hands expectant open. In the presence at this table, The Many: Jesus Christ be wine of grace Jesus Christ be bread of peace.
- 4. Responsive Reading page 109 of The Journey The One: In the question, in the answer, in the moment of acceptance, In the heart’s cry, in the healing, in the circle of your people, The Many: Jesus Christ be wine of grace Jesus Christ be bread of peace. (Adapted from TFWS #2255)
- 5. Walls Mark Our Bound’ries Appendix E, page 194, The Journey Walls mark our bound’ries and keep us apart, Walls keep the world from our eyes and our heart. Tables are round, making room for one more, Welcoming friends we have not known before.
- 6. Walls Mark Our Bound’ries, Chorus Appendix E, The Journey So build us a table and tear down that wall! Christ is our host. There is room …….for us all!
- 7. Walls Mark Our Bound’ries, v2 Appendix E, The Journey Walls make us sure who is in and who’s out; Walls keep us safe from all question and doubt, But at a table in open exchange New ties are formed as our lives rearrange.
- 8. Walls Mark Our Bound’ries, Chorus Appendix E, The Journey So build us a table and tear down that wall! Christ is our host. There is room …….for us all!
- 9. Walls Mark Our Bound’ries, v3 Appendix E, The Journey Once we were strangers, divided, alone. Hate and distrust built a wall stone by stone. Now at a table the bread that we share Joins us to Christ in a circle of care.
- 10. Walls Mark Our Bound’ries, Chorus Appendix E, The Journey So build us a table and tear down that wall! Christ is our host. There is room …….for us all!
- 11. Prayer (In unison) Dear God of all people and all nations, as we hold this talking stick, may we have courage to name our truths and speak them with love and respect. Amen.
- 12. Our Covenant (page 16) We covenant to: Prepare prayerfully and carefully for the study. Speak with respect. When talking piece is used, speak only when you have the talking piece. Be honest – saying what you think, not what you think you should say. Speak only for yourself. Speak in a way that encourages dialogue. Be brief and to the point. Listen with respect.
- 13. Our Covenant (continued) Listen for understanding the text and one another. Try to understand perspectives that are different from yours and respect the fact that the goal is not consensus on the meaning of the text but learning and sharing. Carefully hold all the differences together. Be open to new viewpoints, new ideas – to being transformed. Keep confidential those personal stories shared in the Circle. Stay in the Circle throughout the discussion and come to all of the sessions, if at all possible.
- 14. Reading of the Text page 110 of The Journey In your table group, read together… Matthew 15:21-28 (Silence follows…) Then, read together… Mark 14:17-24 (Silence follows…)
- 15. Chapter 5
- 18. Exercise…
- 20. Concluding Ritual Page 121, The Journey “As bread for our journey, I offer this good word [name a word for the journey].” (Continue around the circle ..) “As bread for our journey, I offer _____________.” (Persons may share pieces of bread with one another as they prepare to leave.)
Editor's Notes
- Items for Tables/worship center – candle, talking stick, basket with bread…Although worship table is still in center. For this class, persons are seated at round tables in smaller circles.T-shirts and fabric paint are in the center of each table.
- (Page 109 – in slide as well) The One: In the singing, in the silence, in the hands expectant open. In the presence at this table,The Many: Jesus Christ be wine of grace Jesus Christ be bread of peace.
- (Page 109 prayer – in slide as well) In the question, in the answer, in the moment of acceptance,In the heart’s cry, in the healing, in the circle of your people,The Many: Jesus Christ be wine of grace Jesus Christ be bread of peace.
- (Page 194, Appendix E – options, play on CD, read together) Walls mark our bound’ries and keep us apart,Walls keep the world from our eyes and our heart.Tables are round, making room for one more,Welcoming friends we have not known before.
- (Page 194, Appendix E – in slide as well) So build us a table and tear down that wall!Christ is our host.There is room…….for us all!
- (Page 194, Appendix E – in slide as well) Walls make us sure who is in and who’s out;Walls keep us safe from all question and doubt,But at a table in open exchangeNew ties are formed as our lives rearrange.
- (Page 194, Appendix E – in slide as well) So build us a table and tear down that wall!Christ is our host.There is room…….for us all!
- (Page 194, Appendix E – in slide as well)Once we were strangers, divided, alone.Hate and distrust built a wall stone by stone.Now at a table the bread that we shareJoins us to Christ in a circle of care.
- (Page 194, Appendix E – in slide as well) So build us a table and tear down that wall!Christ is our host.There is room…….for us all!
- (Page 109 in The Journey) Dear God of all people and all nations, as we hold this talking stick, may we have courage to name our truths and speak them with love and respect. Amen.
- Reading the TextPage 110 of The JourneyNote: Tables groups are invited to read the text with silence and then proceed with the questions. Each table group comprises a smaller “circle conversation”.
- In Chapter 5 we listen to the Canaanite Woman and what she teaches us about truth-telling and confronting the other – whether that be an individual or the “principalities and powers”. We then sit at the Table with Jesus as he names the truth of betrayal and yet offers bread not a stone or retribution at the Last Supper. Through contemporary witnesses – a young boy and elder of disputing communities in Ghana in the late 1990’s, the unconventional non-violent coalition of Muslim and Christian women determined to bring peace to their families and nation in Sierra Leone and the courageous work of SomalyMam against the heinous enterprise of sex trafficking.NOTE: Two Class members were invited to arrange a visual portrayal of the Ghana story set to the narration on 113-115.NOTE: A short clip of the Liberian women is an option to show as well.Christian Liberian women speaking the truth of peace in the face of abusive and corrupt power, the life of Somaly Mam and other survivors of the sex trade giving voice, shelter, liberation and recovery to others, speaking truth to this utterly dehumanizing system. Restorative practices beget restorative practices.
- Discussion:We reference again this visual from chapter 4 as we try to understand how to break cycles of violence and retribution.The lessons of Olga Botcharova learned from her work in dealing with violence and the trauma of war and atrocities of the former Yugoslavia are portrayed in this visual (display – found on page 103).
- Continued Discussion:Breaking cycles of woundedness, retribution and violence.
- Option: Here – to show video clip - the inspiration of the Liberian women speaking the truth to the power in unity as Muslim and Christian.Invite persons to make a witness by painting on the T-shirt words or symbols that show the truth they want spoken clearly – whether it be related to personal, community or systemic harm.T-shirts and paints are already in center of tables.
- Inspired by the witness of the Liberian women…
- After sharing some about their T-shirts, close with the concluding ritual (Page 121 of The Journey.)In a larger single circle, the basket of bread can be passed person to person as the word – bread for the journey – is spoken.