School's Out

School's out for the Wednesday Morning Bible Study group, but, unlike your children and grandchildren, we are not skipping down the path and yelling "freedom!"

After twenty weeks, through snowstorms, Lent, Easter, potluck dinners, and a very short heat wave, this group has studied Romans from 1:1 to 16:27.  Through the writings of Paul we have experienced elation, anger, sorrow, joy and enlightenment.

We've been challenged to examine our relationship with God, with Jesus, with our church, with our enemies and with our friends.

We've learned to dig deep into scripture, examine every word, every phrase.  We've learned that even a list of names carries a wealth of information. 

We've learned from each other and about each other.  We've shared tears and laughter (a lot of laughter) and coffee and cookies.

We've been blessed with marvellous teachers.  Edna, always gracious, willing and insightful has shared her dedication and knowledge.  Irwin, has brought his years of study, his keen mind and his love of learning.  He has made dry texts come alive, has opened our eyes to the riches of scripture and brought the lessons home to today.

   The truth is, the Bible Study group has had such a good time going to school, we don't want it to end.  So for the next couple of  Wednesdays, we'll wean ourselves away gradually by doing some one-off discussions on  some shorter scriptures.

    This is a great opportunity for anyone who cannot commit to a longer study to come and experience a Wonderful Wednesday.

Alice Valdal is a keen member of the Wednesday Morning Bible Study group.  She is also blog mistress for this site and welcomes contributions for future posts.  To contact her, email avaldal@shaw.ca