Getting to Know God

There are many ways in which we may meet God. Different people may meet God in different ways. The list below gives some suggestions.

  1. Read the list carefully.
Which words or phrases apply to you?
Which don’t apply to you or do you disagree with?
Can you think of any other ways in which you or others get to know God?
  1. Using the list, and any ideas of your own, make a list - in order - of your Top Five ways of getting to know God.

Ways in which people may meet God …

birth

death

exercise or sport

art

Mass

other Church services

my own prayer

music

beauty of the world

suffering in the world

suffering of people I know

getting older

science

relationships with others

thinking

animals

plants

silence

noise

work

leisure

hobbies

love

marriage

happiness

unhappiness

friendship

study

  1. Now look at the list from the point of view of:
an elderly person,
someone your parents’ age.

Add any words which suit them better, then draw up their ‘Top Five’. How does the ‘Top Five’ differ? Why, do you think?

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