Week 8 - Conversation

Again, my group spent the majority of time discussing the Acts passage. It was amazing to see how we covered, or made obsolete my other questions simply by spending time on the story of Philip and the Ethiopian. One great insight from the passage is that Philip is told to walk near the chariot. It isn't always about us directly engaging, but being present and open. I have found this to be true in just my limited time at a coffee shop or at the bike shop. Just "hanging around" can give opportunity to talk. We also talked about the differences between last week and this. The last story we read about really highlighted the use of interuptions in life. In this story, Philip is told where to be. Often God puts people in our lives that we would otherwise not seek out.

We generally concluded that we should be open to new opportunities and to connecting with people, but not force interactions. We also recognized that we need to practice this because it doesn't come naturally to all of us. Part of this practicing is happening right now in our groups and support of each other.