I have to say that yesterdays class led by Katherine was AWESOME!!! I believe it was that way because GOD is at work in a major way! The class was I reflection of how God lives and works through broken vessels. Although I was a little late for class, I will share the gist of it:
- Katherine spoke to the fact that we all carry "baggage or garbage" from our childhood...those things that weigh us down. She shared that she had brought plenty into her marriage but made every effort to get rid of it so that she would not pass it on to her children.
- Katherine pointed out that Kristy had just had a baby which brought her to 3 children ages 3 and under. She asked Kristy if all the kids were still in diapers. The answer was - Yes! She asked if the diaper pail was gross and smelly. Once again -Yes!
- Katherine wanted to know what would happen if she visited Kristy and dropped her diamond wedding ring down in that gross and smelly diaper pail. Of course, she'd do whatever it would take to get those diapers out of there!
- Katherine used this to make the connection to our lives. We have these wonderful crowning jewels given to us called 'children', yet we often pass all our garbage onto them instead of going through our garbage and getting rid of it.
- Katherine had given each of us a piece of paper. She said, "without writing your name on the paper take some time and write some garbage that has affected you and/or that you are still holding on to." We put our papers in a basket.
- You could have heard a pin drop as Katherine read our responses...horribly sad, devastating despair, abandonment, abuse, fear......a group of wounded souls...
- We were in a safe place...a group of people who love each other deeply...women who TRUST that they are being healed and transformed by the GREAT WOUNDED HEALER!
- OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD: TRUST HIM!
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