GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. What were some of your first impressions from the scripture passage? How have you heard this passage talked about before?
2. How has worry affected different decisions and situations in your life? How has your own worry or the worry of others' effected your relationships?
3. What does trust in God mean to you? Do you agree with an interpretation of this passage that denies "apathetic trust in God" and encourages "participatory trust in God?" Why or why not?
4. How often do we make excuses for where we place our care in this world? How do we ensure that our caring does not become an excuse for chasing after money and power, but seeking God's righteousness?
5. Jesus continues to call us into a life of caring for those who are suffering and the most marginalized of our society and world. How can we, as a community, live into this action of care and participatory trust in God in order to serve those around us? What does it mean to you to participate in God's work of reconciling all things?