For those of you who missed our first Shame series installment, "Shame and Vulnerability", here's a recap of the evening.
The Elevation Band led worship with a couple of songs, That's What Faith Can Do and Everything.
The Scripture reading for the night from Psalm 138: 1-12.
"Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light."
Rev. Darren McDonald presented the Skidoosh:
Rev. Darren shared part of his story as it relates to shame and vulnerability to highlight how being vulnerable and sharing one's shame with another trusted person can help the sharer release that shame and gain perspective. He stressed the importance of developing trusting relationships that can "bear the weight" of our sharing.
He offered five ways to determine who has earned the right to be trusted with our vulnerability. A trustworthy shame confidant is more likely to be:
- Someone with whom you already have a connection – a trusting, caring, relationship that has been cultivated to the point that they can bear the weight of our story.
- Someone who is not entangled with your shame in that particular area.
- Someone who is willing to see the situation through your eyes who can feel your pain without being overwhelmed by it
- Someone who is deeply rooted in their own self-awareness and who has done their own shame work.
- Someone who accepts and embraces all that you are – your strengths and your struggles
After the Skidoosh we broke into three Activities from which people could choose to participate:
1. Continued discussion with Darren
2. Vulnerability Exercise with Tasha
3. Draw Thy Self with John
Discussion summary:
The discussion continued to explore the value of sharing one's vulnerability and how we can decide when, and with whom, we should share our shame.
From there, we went into our Spiritual Practice of group prayer, led by Eli Zigdon
We then had a time of Giving and Receiving lead in worship by the band to "Savior Please".
Finally after hearing announcements for the week, we Closed the service by singing "Shine On".
As usual, after service all were invited to participate in our weekly Pizza Ritual!
The link for "Shine On," here and on the earlier post links to a Dos Equis commercial - not to "Shine On."
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