Place an open bible and lighted candle at the center of your group. Take turns naming ordinary miracles.
LEADER: Are green leaves turning scarlet and gold a miracle?
All: God’s creativity amazes us.
LEADER: Is the power of song to unite many as one a miracle?
ALL: Our one song carries away our single voices.
LEADER: Are the tastes of apples, sweet or tart, their crunch or munch, miracles?
All: We wonder at all Earth produces.
LEADER: Are the healing words of a friend a miracle?
ALL: We wonder at all that carries us beyond ourselves.
LEADER: Is having a longstanding animosity turn to friendship a miracle?
All: Sharing God’s power to heal is a wow.
LEADER: Is our love for others a miracle?
ALL: We share God’s creative power to give life.