Greenhouse for Faith Foundations Course: Session 1 (God the Foundation)
The Greenhouse for Faith: What We Grow Here is Meant to be Planted in the World
This is an introduction to a way of thinking about God that is ancient, but it is beautiful. It has brought life and meaning to one of the larger families of faith throughout the world. Yet it is very different from what many churches teach.
These reflections use the image of a greenhouse as a model for thinking about God, our relationship with God and the world God created.
The Foundation: that which everything else builds upon is a way of thinking about God.
This way of thinking focuses in on who God is and what God has already done.
“Let God be God” is a short summary of this way of thinking because we focus on God as the primary actor.
God is the creator, rescuer, and the one who renews this world and our lives.
God loves this world and is active, passionate, and engaged in the world and in our lives.
God also works in ways that may be mysterious, hidden, or unseen by us in our lives.
Questions for reflection:
- When you think about your relationship with God do you begin with what you believe you need to do or what God has done?
- Do you think that God is active in the world? In your life?
- How do you walk through times where God’s working in the world seems hidden from you?
- What in your life are you thankful for? What is something that is a part of the world that you are thankful for?