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October - Week Two

Open In Prayer 

Begin by praying together – taking some intentional time to invite the Holy Spirit into your gathering.


Below is an optional liturgy you could pray: 

God, You held nothing of Yourself back from us, sharing Your life, Your heart, Your feasts, and Your sorrows. Help us do the same with each other now, braving vulnerability, and experiencing the liberation of finding true belonging, today. Amen.

Table Conversations

This is space during your gathering to share a meal, build relationships, and enjoy one another. 


  • If your week were a candle, is the flame burning bright, low, or somewhere in between? Why?


Learning: Reflect & Discuss Sabbath Together

  1. As you engaged in the practice of trying sabbath (including a sabbath feast and pleasure stacking), where did you feel resistance?


  1. Where did you experience delight and/or experience God’s nearness?


  1. How have you experienced internal or external change in your relationship with Jesus, yourself, or others as a result of practicing sabbath? 


  1. As you conclude, spend some time as a Community praying out loud for one another. Consider breaking up into smaller groups and sharing prayer requests.


Practice: Try Sabbath - Sabbath Feast & Pleasure Stacking

Refer to the Companion Guide for all of the specific details of the practices. 


  1. Plan a sabbath feast with the people around you (ie: family, friends, Ethos Community, etc). You are encouraged to follow the basic sabbath ritual: 

    1. Light two candles.

    2. Read a psalm or liturgy, like the ones we have for you in the sabbath meditations companion book.

    3. Bless the kids if they are there; bless one another.

    4. Pray.

    5. Feast.

    6. Share highlights of the week.

    7. Share what you are grateful for, or try our practice Dayenu, “It would have been enough, but …”

    8. And then just celebrate life together


  1. Engage in pleasure stacking by making a list of activities that cause you delight and joy, and plan to do one to three of them during your sabbath.


[If you are looking for ways to go deeper, the Practicing The Way: Sabbath Companion Guide offers optional “reach practices”. Overachievers in the room: there is not an expectation to complete the reach practices, these are simply available for those who have the interest and capacity.]

Reminder: October Accountability Partner

For October, identify a partner within your Ethos Community that shares your same gender. This should be someone different than you were just paired with for September! 


Your role as accountability partners is to do the following: 


  1. Schedule a time to hang one-on-one in person with your accountability partner during the month of October. Consider inviting each other into the lives you’re already living instead of having to create extra margin (ie: meal prep together, walk the dog together, run errands together).


  1. Encourage one another as you lean into the practices via text etc! :)


 
 
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