Join me on Wednesday, June 23 from 7:00-8:00 pm GMT+3
Topic: Pillars Book Club Zoom 3
Time: Jun 23, 2021 07:00 PM Djibouti
Join Zoom Meeting (click here or copy and paste the link)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87156345904?pwd=OHVkZjNXTGNoMFpzdUJRYjArM0ZaQT09
I have also posted some questions for Chapters 16-18 below.
Chapter 16 Blessed
Has anyone given birth abroad? What was the experience like for you? Were you scared? Excited?
I learned so much through pregnancy and birth and postpartum here. What are some of the most significant differences you notice around birth and motherhood?
How do you handle fear? Do you feel brave or scared more of the time?
Chapter 17 Excluded and Included
Ah the ups and downs of international life. Sometimes it is so lovely and feels so welcoming and other times it just feels confusing and hard. When have you felt most included? Most excluded? How did you respond to each scenario?
What do you think about me praying the salat with my friend? Does that make you uncomfortable? Curious? Did I cross a line too far?
Chapter 18 God’s Names
What are some of the names of God that are most meaningful for you? Why?
Do you use something like prayer beads or a rosary? How else do you remember God’s names?
Have you ever felt that “competitive” sense about religion? How does it make you feel and behave?
What else struck you about prayer and salat in this section?
I was interested to read about the Djibouti understanding of Jinn and pregnancy. It is the same beliefs in Cambodia - with the same details about not complimenting the baby for 40
days post birth. The baby is traditionally not named until that 40 day period too.
I loved your line about faith without doubt is arrogance and courage without fear is foolishness.
I have come to believe that so much we were taught as faith and certainty is really about control and true freedom comes from being able to sit in the mystery of God at work.
I wish I could have joined the zoom call to hear some more of your reflections on being included and excluded. How do you walk that balance now, years later?