questions
- Read Genesis 28:10-19a. What is your initial reaction to this text and/or to the sermon?.
- The sermon argues that the deeper we move into life, the deeper we move into mystery. Have you found this to be true? What is your relationship to mystery? How do you handle uncertainty and the unknown?
- Richard Rohr writes, "Mystery is not something that you cannot understand, but it is something that is endlessly understandable." How does this impact how you think about mystery? What does this teach us about God?
- The sermon argues that the goal of faith is not to arrive at certainty but to learn to live deeply inside of reality without the need to control it. What does this look like in your life? What are some steps you can take this week and beyond to lean into the mystery?