SPECTO DIVINA week2

Here is what I'm working on for my second week of "Specto Divina" with THE 4400 (feel free to use if the opportunity ever lends itself).


Synopsis
Over the last century, thousands of people have gone missing. Suddenly and
inexplicably, 4400 missing people are returned all at once, as they were on
the day they vanished. Unclear what this world altering-event means, the
government investigates the 4400 to piece together where they've been and why
they've been returned. It quickly becomes apparent that their presence will
change the human race in ways no one could have ever foreseen.

WHAT HAPPEND LAST WEEK: When a comet that was supposed to harmlessly fly by the Earth suddenly changes course, the extinction of humankind seems imminent. Countries around the world
launch nuclear missiles to destroy it before it can destroy the planet, but
surprisingly, the missiles have no affect. The reason: this is no comet.

The ball of light enters the atmosphere, and just when it looks like humanity
is about to go the way of the dinosaur, the ball slows, hovers, and eventually
touches down. Soon after, the light shrinks to an intense point, then explodes
outward in a concussive burst, leaving behind 4400 people, including men,
women and children of all ages. All are missing persons who have been gone
anywhere from a few months to 50 yearsÖ and none have aged a day beyond when
they were last seen.

The 4400 are rounded up, quarantined, and eventually released back to their
families. As they begin to try and reconnect with their ìlife interrupted,
not all is well: soon after their release, some of the returnees begin to
experience unexplainable, and for some, uncontrollable new abilities. It's up
to Tom Bishop and Diana Skouris, two Homeland Security agents, to unravel the
mystery behind the 4400.


"SPECTO DIVINA" (Sacred Viewing) EXERCISE:
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Leader: Creative God who is wild and unknown
ALL: BE IN OUR VIEWING AND IN OUR
SENSING
Leader: You are mysterious and close to us at the same time
ALL: INSPIRE US AND MOVE THROUGH
US
Leader: You call all of us to love each other and be there for each other
ALL: BE IN OUR MOMENTS TOGETHER AND
OUR MOMENTS APART

SILENCE AND STILLNESS:
Slowly relax and quiet your toes, moving up all the way to your
head. Allow space for each muscle to relax. Focus on your
breathing... slow it down... As you sit in stillness- simply repeat to yourself:

(breathing in) "Lord, be in my viewing... (breathing out) and in my heart"....

Meditation in the Silence:
As you watch Episode 2 tonight- outline or draw your hand on a sheet of
paper. The rest of the page is up to you. Using supplies around you- create your own "expression". It can say ANYTHING, look ANYWAY you want it to, express ANYTHING you want it to. IT'S A REPRESENTATION OF YOU....

But that's not all- AS YOU WATCH Episode 2:
WATCH for a scene... a person... or emotions that somehow connect with you...
ASK YOURSELF why this situation is connecting to you...
CONSIDER WORKING it into your "CREATIVE REPRESENTATION"....
also, work your name into your representation (or feel free to leave it
anonymous)

CLOSING BENEDICTION (from The Prayer of Saint Patrick)
Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ within me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ at my right, Christ at my left,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Amen.

AFTER YOUTH GROUP, I'm planning on taking the pages and creating a quilt of hands to put on our youth room wall. I hope that it turns out well. I suppose we shall see...

Here are scenes from Season 1; Ep. 2 of The 4400. (about 10 minutes)

shalom,
jnorm