S19 E1 - The Mysteries of Our Lives (Part 1)

Welcome to Season 19! In this episode, we continue our tradition of reflecting on the mysteries of our lives through the mysteries of the Rosary. In every season of our lives, God invites us to grow in charity, receive His grace, and allow Him to work more deeply in our hearts. It's important to pause from time to time and reflect on how God has been moving in and through our lives. We model what this reflection can look like and share about our joyful and sorrowful mysteries.   **Joyful** - A delight, an area of gratitude **Sorrowful** - A hurt or obstacle    **Heather's One Thing** - Abiding Together and Ascension 2027 Planner **Sister Miriam's One Thing** - The Good News Conference and everyone who plans events **Michelle's One Thing** - College Football and Summer Camps   **Journal Questions:** - What has God been doing in my life? - What are the Joyful Mysteries of my life in this season? - What are the Sorrowful Mysteries of my life in this season? - How is the Lord inviting me to surrender the pain of my Sorrowful Mysteries?   **Discussion Questions:** - How is the Lord inviting you to be more awake to Him? - How have you experienced deeper integration in your life through your Joyful Mysteries? - How is the Lord accompanying you through the Sorrowful Mysteries? - How is the Lord transforming your bitter memories into sweetness?   **Quote to Ponder:** "I often think that the ideal of our perfection that we set up, and often go through torture to achieve, may not be God's idea of how He wants us to be at all. That may be something quite different that we never would have thought of, and what seems like a failure to us may really be something bringing us closer to His will for us." (Caryll Houselander)   **Scripture for Lectio:** "I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame." (Psalm 34: 4-5)   **Sponsor - CORDA:** Bring the coziness of candlelight and beautiful scents to your home with CORDA's Catholic candles. These candles are made with clean coconut wax and custom fragrances directly inspired by saints and the faith, and are handcrafted by a husband-and-wife team. Each candle comes beautifully packaged and ready for gifting, with the story behind the scent inspiration on the box. The timeless design of the candle leads with beauty, helping you share the faith in a lovely and meaningful way. Explore CORDA's beautiful Catholic candles and, through November 15, save 10% with code ABIDING10 at cordacandles.com/abiding   **Timestamps:** 00:00 CORDA 01:21 Intro 02:03 Welcome 05:00 Scripture Verse and Quote to Ponder 09:53 Joyful Mysteries 20:38 Sorrowful Mysteries 37:44 One Things 40:32 Closing Prayer