Set a stone at the center of your group. Place a set of keys nearby and a lighted candle. Open a bible on the table. Pray together to prepare for reflecting on God’s word.
LEADER: What do we want to last in our changing world? I invite each person in the group to name one reality they want to last.
Take turns responding.
LEADER: How deep are the riches—
ALL: And the wisdom and the knowledge of God!
LEADER: How inscrutable God’s judgments—
ALL: How unsearchable God’s ways.
LEADER: Who has given God anything so as to deserve return?
ALL: For from God, through God, and for God, all things are.