I hope that you all had a great Easter and feel refreshed and ready for the summer.
This next week we will be covering 2 sections at the beginning of chapter 4. The intent of a reading schedule is so that when we get to study we will all be on the same page and we have hopefully all put in a little thought about the topics that week. Without further delay here is the material for this week.
A Man's Deepest Question
Mr. Eldridge talks in this section about encouraging his sons through a difficult rock climb. When one of his sons gets stuck and is having a hard time there is "shop talk". Encouragement. And it works.
What has been that time in your life that you have failed but refused to back down? Has there always been someone there to encourage you with shop talk?
What happens to a man if there is no one there to give that encouragement? Does he succeed? Is there pouting? What about procrastinating when times get tough? Any of those sound familiar?
Is there a need for that shop talk or can we as men make our way through the world today without others around us giving that helping hand?
Where does masculinity come from?
This is a tough section for me because John seems to say that the wound is always received from one's father as a result of the father not encouraging the son in the right way at the right time.
Do you think that is true that we get our identity from our fathers? Do they give us our strength? What if they are not perfect? Aren't they for sure going to let us down just like we will let someone else in our life down?
We are now celebrating the Easter season so take some time to yourself and think about these questions. If all of this is true then how do we move past that wound? Do you want to move past the wound?
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