Share a highlight from your last week.*

First things first! A short exercise to get us going.

Imagine you are with one of your friends sitting in a cafe. You have both ordered and, while you wait, you simply share one highlight of the week.

Share a highlight >>

If you are in a room of people, form groups of two and share a highlight.
If you are by yourself, find a way to share it with a friend.

VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure you don’t mind the world knowing your highlight. We’ll come back to this below so don’t forget each other’s highlight. If you are by yourself, take the time record it on your smart phone, write it down, text it to someone, or type it into the ‘ZOOM’ chat box if this is an online workshop.

Simple. Please do this before proceeding!

1 story … 3 versions

Each re-telling of this story invites you to receive and respond/react in any way you like.

• some Bible verses: John 2:2-5 (part of a bigger story);
• a paraphrase of these verses; and
• a commentary.

1 story 3 versions SA05>>

Each link below provides a glimpse of the power of story, storytelling and story listening. If it doesn’t mean much for you at this point, that’s OK … it is simply a glimpse of where we are heading with all this.

VERY IMPORTANT: Click on them one by one and just pause a moment on each story.

• Note your responses or reactions (thoughts, feelings, and/or sensations) to each of these.
• Journal your responses or share these with others if that option is possible.
• Respond with thoughts, feelings or questions in the comments if you like.

Story1 >>

Story2 >>

Story3 >>

^[1] “John 2:2-5.” In Holy Bible: NRSV. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1989.
^[2] Rodríguez, Carlos A. Drop the Stones: When Love Reaches the Unlovable. New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House, 2017, 19.

Your comments

Because this is a learning community space, the task now is to critique the ideas &/or stories presented here.

• Use the comment space below to share your ideas, responses, questions, alternative points of view, or suggested improvements and reasoning.
• Share how you would use any of this appropriately in your context, with your skills, and in your style!
• Add below any of your own related experiences or similar examples of stories or ideas you have seen, heard, or tried.