Session 16: Cultivating the Bigger Heart

Session Outline:

1. Regather, greet
2. Practice Centering Prayer
3. Scripture Study: Psalm 145 and Matthew 9:35-38.
   1. What image or phrases caught your attention?
   2. What was most puzzling?
   3. What would you like to learn more about?
   4. What really spoke to your heart?
4. View video for Session 16; "How Big is Your Heart?" (Above)
5. Read “Cultivating the Bigger Heart” and discuss using the discussion questions provided.
6. Close in prayer.

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Spiritual Discipline: Prayer of Examen

• Practice the Prayer of Examen. Use this practice to examine the state of your heart. It is to be practiced daily at the end of the day. 

Further reading:

• Go to the Charter for Compassion website and read about practical ways to cultivate compassion for others: www.charterforcompassion.org.

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Centering Prayer

Confession

Prayer of Examen

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