S12 E19 - Where is the Fruit?

In our final episode of Season 12, we dive deep into how the Lord has been working in our lives since we began the season in January. We acknowledge how easy it is to get caught up in the struggles of life and forget to take time to stop, pause, and remember the blessings we have received. We open up about the seeds the Lord has planted in our hearts, the areas in our lives He is re-awakening, and the spiritual fruit we have seen blossoming. Through our vulnerability, we hope you are inspired this summer to reflect on how the Lord has been working in your life and share it with someone you’re close to. Friends, we have enjoyed every moment of season 12 and are excited for where the Lord takes us next. Thank you for being on this journey of life with us. We hope you join us for our summer study that begins July 17 and our next season beginning in September. 

Heather’s One Thing - The song Tend by Bethel and my fruit salad tree

Sister Miriam’s One Thing - The song Detour by Sarah Kroger (lyric video) or (live performance) 

Michelle’s One Thing - The song - Benediction (Live) + Before, Behind, Beside (Spontaneous) by Rachel Morley & Kory Miller

Discussion Questions:

• What is the spirit saying to you? Where is He blowing? What is being reawakened? 
• What seeds have been planted in this past season?
• Where do we see choice fruit in your life?
• What desires has God placed on your heart?

Journal Questions:

• How has the Lord been awakening my heart in this season?
• What needs to be nurtured and tended to in my heart?
• What needs to be pruned?
• What have I been learning about how God made me?

Quote to Ponder:

Holy Spirit, making life alive, moving in all things, root of all creative being, cleansing the cosmos of every impurity, effacing guilt, anointing wounds. You are lustrous and praiseworthy life. You waken and re-awaken everything that is. - St. Hildegard 

Scripture for Lectio: 

“Awake, north wind, and come south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread everywhere. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.” - Song of Songs 4:16 

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