“...and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.”

- Genesis 32:24b

Module Three: The Look

In preparation for this week's material, please read Chapter 4 of The Samaritan’s Friend.

After you have completed the above, choose one of the the following:

• Podcast: “The Courage to be Vulnerable” on On Being with Krista Tippett

• Poem: “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou

• Video: “Reminiscence” The following video contains explicit language.
  

Discussion Questions:

1. A primary message of The Samaritan’s Friend is that Jesus invites, welcomes, and rejoices in everyone; rambling wanderers, blue collar workers, irritating women of other religions, street people, gay tax collectors, religious leaders, occupying soldiers, zealots, children, and especially those who feel lost. The only ones that were left out were those who excluded themselves. How does the concept of a love without boundaries make you feel?

2. How does the idea that God delights in you, just as you are, right now, make you feel?

3. Many people find it easy to believe God loves and delights in others but, struggle to believe God loves and delights in them. Does that resonate?