It does tell us that we are meant to live in community, that we are meant to be connected to other people. Scripture also tells us that because of the influence of sin, community can be broken and difficult. Divide the following list of scripture texts among participants. Ask participants, whether in pairs, small groups, or individually, to look up the assigned scripture passages and identify the situations and actions that caused brokenness. Participants then write in large print a word or short phrase describing the brokenness on a sheet of paper.
Some passages contain several examples.
Take time to reflect on how we feel when community and relationships break down. In brokenness, we feel far away from God and those closest to us. As a result, we may become hardest on ourselves and on the ones who love us the most. Decisions Help participants think about consequences for decisions they make. Ask each participant to write down their dreams for the future.