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Assignment #1 Share a Brief Story Prompt for Your Developing Story

Share a brief story prompt here with phrases and/or images. //Remember to click on "Edit" and "Save" to add your Story Prompt.// The story about the presence of God in my life is...

** Phrase Example ** Name: Caroline Title: God in my Life! Story Prompt:
 * //I was about 8 years old, preparing for my First Communion//
 * //We were practicing in Church to receive the Bread and Body of Christ//
 * //I just had this sense that God was here with all of my classmates - we were in Church//
 * //I felt so happy to be able to participate in communion that day - as Jesus is right here right now!//
 * //Often I remember this First Communion Day when I am at Sunday Mass. A quiet smiles fills my face!//

//OR//

** Image Example ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Name: Caroline <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Title: God in my Life! <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Image Prompt:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">// Image of an eight year old girl or photo of me when I was 8 years old //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">// Photo of the inside of a church //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">// Photo of 8 year olds students-everyday //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">// Photo of students during a First Communion Service //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">// Photo of a close-up of child's face with a smile //

Name: Sheila Title: St. Francis and the leper, our call today to societ's outcasts Story Prompt: Image Prompt:
 * Christ reached out and healed lepers, outcasts in His society
 * Francis was repulsed by lepers, but after his conversion embraced a leper
 * Francis and his early followers undertook regular care of lepers:
 * What "lepers" do I reach out to today--for example AIDS patients, immigrants, the mentally ill or challenged, victims of bullies?
 * Christ healing a leper
 * St. Francis and lepers
 * Nursing or hospital scene
 * Social work or global scene

Name: Lorraine Title Who Is My God? Story Prompt:
 * I was on a retreat alone at a borrowed cottage in Cape Cod, MA.
 * It was 11:00 p.m. and I went down to the ocean to pray and meditate.
 * The moon was coming up over the ocean.
 * As I sat and meditated I listened to the ocean and began to understand how much God is like the ocean and felt God's presence in the power of the ocean.
 * Another time I was on retreat with a group near the water and tried to go back to that image and time to experience the presence of God, but it would not happen
 * I looked down as some grass/weeds gently moving in the breeze and recognized the presence of God softly whispering to me.

Name: Paul Title: I Remember Story Prompt:
 * We are all God's children
 * We are connected around the world
 * The beautiful world is to be shared
 * We all have basic needs and hopes
 * We must remember who we are

Name: Madeleine Vessel Title: The Sound of Silence

Story Prompt:
 * In 1971, I was 22 years old and a first-time mother.
 * One morning about 2:00 A.M., I was sitting by myself in a rocking chair in the living room of our tiny garden apartment, nursing our baby son, Jean-Paul (J-P).
 * It was a nightly ritual during which I mostly went through the motions in my sleep, but this night, I was wide awake.
 * As I watched J-P suckle, I noticed that the table lamp cast a tiny golden halo around his peaceful, little face and that his long, brown eyelashes curled up where they rested on his chubby cheeks.
 * I thought how lovely and cozy it was.
 * Then, in my mind's ear, I heard a tender voice say, "This is a most beloved son." And I knew that God was there with us.

Name: Madeleine Vessel Title: The Sound of Silence Image Prompt:
 * An individual sitting alone on an otherwise empty bench on a hilltop overlooking a modern-day city.
 * Other similar images of individuals in quiet urban settings.
 * Abram caught in silence among the arches of the ancient city of Ur, where God first called him.
 * "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you."
 * An individual looking through a great bush before a glorious sunrise that appears to catch it on fire.
 * Other similar images of bright, natural light seen through bushes or trees.
 * Moses alone in the desert witnessing the burning bush.
 * "Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."
 * An individual setting the table where a family will take supper.
 * Other similar scenes depicting an individual engaged in a quiet domestic occupation.
 * Mary alone at a well, collecting a bucket of water for her family, seeing a vision of the angel Gabriel.
 * "Hail favored one! The Lord is with you."
 * An individual descending into a baptismal pool, being baptized by a bishop.
 * Other similar baptism scenes.
 * Jesus in the Jordan, his arms stretched up to the heavens, torn open and the Spirit descending upon him as a dove.
 * "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.

Name: Joanna Title: Sharing the Light Story Prompt: Image Prompts:
 * We are planning for the Easter Vigil.
 * The pastor asks that someone move about the space with the Paschal Candle after it has been brought in.
 * None of the folk that he hopes can do this can do it, so it is left to me.
 * That night I am nervous, yet calm; dressed in white, barefoot.
 * As I lift the candle to the assembly, the assembly raises their candles in response. This is repeated around the room.
 * Magic! God is with us; we are sharing the light and new life in Christ.
 * Darkness/People in a Dark Space/A Room in Darkness
 * A Single Candle
 * People in a Lighted Space/A Group of Candles/A Room in Candlelight