Stuck in a Furrow
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Groupies
Back Row: Sheila, Monica, Sarah, Shara, Lisa
Sitting: Holly, Erin, Randi, Maigan, Me
Stretched Out: Rowena
These are my small groupies. We had our last meeting as one large group on Sunday and it was a bittersweet time. There was much laughter and many, many tears. For our last meeting, we had a comissioning service and that included a foot washing! Now, if you know me, you know that feet and especially other people's feet are not a highlight for me but it was an incredible experience. So humbling, so blessed. This is how it worked: We each picked a person secretly that we wanted to bless and encourage on this night. We would wash their feet and someone else would pick us. (I chose Maigan. She is amazing!) We went one "sitting" at a time, which was a little awkward to have what felt like a private converstion, in front of 12 other people, but we encouraged them and shared a verse or reading or whatever we felt lead to do. Then we washed their feet and prayed for them. There were very few dry eyes in the room and I know we all went away encouraged and loved! We all know that it is time to move on and split the group to allow more women to join, but it will be strange to not see these women every week. We had the summer to think and pray about which group we would follow in the fall and the funny thing is, that the groups are basically split along hair color! Strange eh?
I can't believe that I haven't even been in the group for a whole yet yet (Remember when I joined at the end of October? There was some good timing in that!) and I can't imagine my life without this group!
posted by Crystal at 10:00 PM
1 Comments:
That's really neat. Makes me think of the very special times we've had in our Bible Studies. I guess it isn't a good group unless there is some crying and laughter and of course lunch.
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