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Scripture
They came to Jericho and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, he is calling you.” He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” (Mk 10:46-52)
Jn 1:38 When Jesus turned and saw two disciples following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?”
I. Opening Prayer (5 min.)
I. Opening Prayer (5 min.)
Grace: To guide us in discovering and living out our passions for others
Suggested song: Power of the Dream by Celine Dion (or Dreams I Dream for You by Avalon)
Use the grace and the suggested scripture above to create your own prayer, or use CLC Opening Prayer.
Note: Ask for a volunteer to lead opening and closing prayers for the next meeting.
II. Check-In (5 min.)
II. Check-In (5 min.)
What were some of your high and low points of the week?
III. Focus Exercise (40 min.)
III. Focus Exercise (40 min.)
Materials Needed: laptop (video clips below), CLC supply box (CLC journal booklets, papers, pens, etc.).
Introduction
Introduction
Connect members’ check-in with tonight’s topic, particularly with their high points of the week. How might their high points of the week connect with their unfolding passions? There are two exercises tonight: (1) discuss our passions, (2) how to discover our passions.
Exercise 1: Unfolding Passions
Exercise 1: Unfolding Passions
Invite members to pray with, “Unfolding Passions” on page 35 in their journal booklets. Encourage them not to think too hard. Just allow the spirit of God guide their pens and write down whatever the spirit wants them to write, even just a few words, phrases, or images. (Note: the handout, “Unfolding Passions” can also be found towards the end of this meeting in your binder).
Sharing
Invite them to share. (Note: This sharing should be brief and will provide background for the exercise below)
Exercise 2: How to Discover your Passion
Exercise 2: How to Discover your Passion
VIDEO 1: Invite members to watch, “Finding your passion” (by Maria Shriver)
Discussion
Suggested questions for discussion
What strikes you about Maria’s talk? Any new insights or questions arise within you?
How did Maria discover her passion?
What do you think about her discovery, “I take things one day at a time. I don’t have a two-year goal. I don’t have a five-year goal. I have a goal for today”?
Maria makes 10 pledges for her life. As Oprah comments on Maria’s pledge:
#4 “I pledge to use my voice to connect my dreams to my actions,”
#5 “I pledge to use my voice to empower myself and others.”
What do you think about Maria’s pledge?
VIDEO 2:
Invite members to watch, “How Do You Find Your Passion and How Do You Pursue It?” (by Randy Komisar from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers)
Discussion
Suggested questions for discussion
What strikes you about Randy’s talk? Any insights or questions arise within you?
How did Randy discover his passions?
What do you think about Randy’s discovery, “….rather than thinking about the passion, free yourself up to think about a portfolio of passions and the task is to marry that portfolio of passions to the opportunities in front of you?”
Randy mentions the two questions that drive people crazy and paralyze people:
1) What is the Passion?
2) What's the ultimate question? What is the ultimate thing that you're going to do with your life? What is the ultimate mark you're going to make? What is the farthest horizon that you can articulate?
What was Randy’s advice to overcome these two questions, especially #2?
If time allows, invite members to draw their Passion GPS. Below is an adaptation from Randy’s suggestion.
Center: What are my core values? What do I care the most?
North: My horizon (my windshield). Where am I going?
South: Opportunities in front of and around me right now (my rear-view mirror). What are my opportunities in facing north? How do they sync up with the passions that I have today?
West: Sunset. What are things I need to let go of?
East: Sunrise. Is there any invitation from God for me personally to start a new life and move forward?
Listening Deeper
Listening Deeper
What do you take away from this meeting?
IV. Moving Forward (5 min.)
IV. Moving Forward (5 min.)
Action:
Pray with Awareness Examen: pay attention to what consistently gets you up in the morning.
Share with your prayer partner
Announcement: Topic for next meeting and upcoming CLC events
V. Closing Prayer (5 min.)
V. Closing Prayer (5 min.)
Pray for each other. End with Fall in Love (attributed to Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ)
Nothing is more practical than finding God,
than falling in love in a quite absolute final way.
What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.
It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekend, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in love, stay in love,
and it will decide everything.
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