In this episode, we reflect on the sacred wounds of Jesus, the reality of our own woundedness, and Jesus' invitation to make us well. We talk about how our wounds, so often hidden in shame or self-protection, when transformed, can actually become places of communion and grace. We also share about our personal experiences of facing fear or disappointment and how the slow, often painful, process of healing reminds us that God's ways are not our own. Jesus tenderly meets us in every broken place within our hearts and ardently desires to make all things new.
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Sister Miriam's One Thing - Life Transitions Part One and Part Two with Chris Benzinger
Michelle's One Thing - The Kentucky Derby
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Quotes to Ponder:
"Nobody escapes being wounded. We are all wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not, 'How can we hide our wounds?' so we don't have to be embarrassed, but 'How can we put our woundedness in the service of others?' When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we have become wounded healers." (Henri Nouwen)
"Our brokenness reveals not a failure but a doorway through which God's healing can enter." (Henri Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love)
Scripture for Lectio:
"Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate, there is a pool, called in Hebrew Bethesda, which has five porticoes. In these lay many invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; and while I am making my way, someone else steps down ahead of me." Jesus said to him, "Stand up, take your mat and walk." At once the man was made well, and he took up his mat and began to walk." (John 5:2-9)
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Timestamps:
00:00 Seton Home Study School
01:29 Intro
02:15 Welcome
05:32 Scripture Verse and Quote to Ponder
06:50 "Do You Want to Be Made Well?"
10:22 Jesus is Drawn to Our Wounds
12:30 Exposed Wounds are Places of Grace
15:21 Awareness is Half the Battle
19:09 The Lord Knows what Our Healing Journey Should Look Like
24:09 All We Can Do is Take the Next Small Step
26:20 Suffering in Communion
29:12 Transforming Our Relationship with Our Wounds
32:37 The Parts of Us that don't Trust God
34:46 One Things