Small Group Ministry
Group Session Plan
Hope

Opening Words “In Time of Silver Rain” by Langston Hughes
In time of silver rain
The earth 
Puts forth new life again,
Green grasses grow
The flowers lift their heads,
And all over the plain
The wonder spreads
	Of life, 
	Of life, 
	Of life
In time of silver rain
The butterflies 
Lift silken wings
To catch a rainbow cry, 
And trees put forth
New leaves to sing
In joy beneath the sky
As down the roadway
Passing boys and girls
Go singing, too,
In time of silver rain
	When spring
	And life
	Are new.

Check-in/Sharing

Topic/Activity
1.	How can we live hopefully in the world?
2.	When in your life, were you full of hope? What came of that time?
3.	What in your community connects you with hope? What about in your family? In your church?
4.	How can we share hope with others?

Closing Words
Grant us the ability to find joy
And strength
Not in strident call to arms
But in stretching out our arms
To grasp our fellow creatures
In the striving for justice and
Truth.
Jewish Prayer, Singing the Living Tradition #507

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