Teaching Quotes:

The rich man is condemned because he thought he had five brothers, when God actually gave him six.

The Parable of the Six Brothers

This is always our temptation when we set out to do good — to do it in a way that leaves us above the fray.

Parker Palmer

Hospitality is the process whereby space is opened up for a stranger or outsider, such that the stranger is transformed into a friend. Hospitality is not safe, tame, or always domestic.

Joshua Jipp – Saved by Faith and Hospitality

What we usually learn, once we are there, is that there is no ‘fix’ for the person who suffers, only the slow and painful process of walking through the suffering … being there not as cure but as companion to the person who suffered on his or her slow journey.

Parker Palmer

For Practice This Week

Move from service to kinship in one intentional way:

• Identify one person in your life who is typically “at a distance” (socially, economically, emotionally, or relationally).

• Instead of just helping them, take a step toward shared life:

  • Share a meal together

  • Learn their story (ask questions, listen deeply)

  • Invite them into your normal rhythms (not a special project moment)

Guiding posture for the week:

“This person is not a project to manage, but a brother or sister to know.”

Reflection at the end of the week:

• What did I notice about myself?

• What felt uncomfortable or costly?

• Did anything shift in how I see this person?

KIDS:

Restoration KIDS is created for kids aged infant to 5th grade. You can check in your kids in the Family Room and then join all together for music worship and then they will be led to their classes. Email katie@restorationcolorado.org with questions about our KIDS program.

YOUTH:

Restoration STUDENTS is created for 6th grade through 12th grade. Students join us for the gathering on Sunday mornings. Youth Group is every Wednesday from 6-8pm. Please click on “Connect With Us” above to join the text list for youth updates. Email jadon@restorationcolorado.org with questions about our Youth program.