How it Works
Simply follow the reading schedule and read daily passages from the Gospel of Mark. After you’ve read the passage, visit the website or social media post and read the reflection from the facilitator for that day. Within the social media posts, you can engage in moderated comments and discussion with others who are on the reading journey with you. It will be a great opportunity for participants to share insights and encouragement from God’s word with each other.
Daily Reflections
The
heart and soul of this journey can be found in the daily reflections.
We believe that God’s word can and does speak to us, both individually
and corporately. Sometimes a particular verse, Bible character, or story
leaps out to us from the pages of our Bible in very real and meaningful
ways. Daily reflections are a way to capture those moments of
significance for ourselves and then share with others. We encourage
believers from all places along the spiritual path to write down their
insights and inspirations in a reading journal. Seasoned believers,
youth, new believers, those called to ministry – all have something
meaningful to share.
A reflection may come in a wide range of
expressions. It may be something very specific to one’s life. It may be
connecting this passage with other truths in the Bible. It may be seeing
something interesting about God’s nature and how He moves and works in
the world. The most important thing about these daily reflections is
that they help the reader to find meaning in God’s word that is relevant
and applicable to his or her life.
A reflection doesn’t need to
be long. It may be a sentence or two; two or three paragraphs are
plenty. Take one big idea from the passage and share a thought or two
about it. Sometimes the most powerful reflections are questions. Feel
free to ask “what does this mean?” if you’d like. Or perhaps a
particular story has special meaning to you because you see yourself in
it. Testimonies are also a great way to reflect on God’s word.
