Images of God

Share how your view of God has changed over time.

Discuss how group members view God by using one or more of these questions to spark conversation.

1. Where did you get your early impressions and understanding about God?

2. How did you view God as a child?

☐ Like "the force" from Star Wars, with both a good side and a dark side
☐ As a celestial highway patrolman setting up speed traps to catch people doing wrong
☐ As a kind and gentle grandfather, like George Burns or Morgan Freeman
☐ Something based on Michelangelo's depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel
☐ I didn't really think much about God
☐ Other: ______

3. How has your image of God changed over the years?

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