The Gaze of God vs the Gaze of Others (season 3 episode 2)

In this episode Anna Bailey, Alice Hall and Iffa Willis continue exploring what it means to live in the gaze of God, through the lens of the experiences of the Holy Family as we move towards Christmas. Scripture Matthew 1:19-25, Gal 1:10 (and references to Hagar in Genesis 16 from Episode 1) Image In our conversation we looked at this image by Eva Campbell https://www.evitaworks.com/artwork/a4-mother-child-09/ Music We have a a Spotify playlist to accompany the podcast. This will grow with each episode. Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46HvR2rtPn1TwP6QPvDc8o?dl_branch=1&si=PIZ_r5jyQMup6Ril5h8O-A Journaling Prompts PAUSE to GAZE How can you help your friends and family shift their gaze and focus towards Jesus this Advent and Christmas? GAZED UPON What do you think when you imagine God gazing at you? How does it make you feel? When you look back to your childhood and consider your relationship with your parents / primary caregivers, how has their ‘gaze’ impacted your life as an adult? Whose gaze impacts you? Whose approval do you seek? GAZING ON THE WORD Spend some time reflecting on Gal 1:10. What word or phrase stands out to you in particularly? What might God be trying to say to you through this word or phrase or this Scripture as a whole? Get in touch We’d love to hear from you! Please send any feedback or questions to [email protected] We have an Instagram and a Facebook group. We will be sharing the images for each episode on our social media. It’s also a way to find others who are listening to the podcast and to share the experience, the challenges and the blessings that come from it. https://instagram.com/i_am.he_is.beloved?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.facebook.com/groups/belovedministry/?ref=share Support If you have enjoyed the podcast, we invite you to prayerfully consider donating to the work of Sion Community, by going to https://www.sioncommunity.org.uk/ and clicking the donate button.