Leader: Greg (for Scott)
Six willing tree-huggers met to continue our study of the open door.
In the SFG Book 1 chapter “The Open Door,” we read the sections “How to Open the Door” and “How to Know the Father.” We are up to “The Great Need for Service.”
In the Experiments book, we covered the experiments on pages 91 and 94, but next week we will circle back to the experiment on page 93.
Experiment 1: Give others the benefit of the doubt when you suspect they may have just said or done something to purposefully slight you. Act on the assumption that you were not the target. By moving beyond a tendency to be overly sensitive, experience an opening of the door that leads to a more holistic understanding of life. Record your experiences.
Example:
John walked past me in the hall today at work. He looked the other way and didn’t
speak. In the past I might have felt slighted, but I decided to assume that
something was troubling him and he didn’t feel capable of interacting with
anyone at the moment.
Experiment 2: Take at least two minutes during each meditation (e.g., at the beginning or the end of your meditation period) to experience an opening of the door by focusing on the fact that Christ has been and always will be with you. During your daily activities return to the awareness when you have any feelings of emptiness, doubt, lack or self-condemnation. Record any situations in your daily life in which you make use of this experiment.
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