I think a true sign of genius is recognizing a brilliant idea when one of your friends comes up with it, and then immediately incorporating it into your life.
I’m about to do that here.
As many of you may have read in my last post, A Year of Practice, on Epiphany Sunday at Southminster, we pass out stars that each have a word written on them. . These words hopefully will give people a different way to approach their prayer life. Is God, perhaps, speaking to them through the particular word they got when they grabbed their star?
My experience this past year with my word was very powerful. You can read that reflection here.
Many of you requested Star words for your own pondering.
The stars you have requested so far.
And this is the moment when I am stealing my friend Sarah Leer’s great idea. Sarah suggested I ask people to reflect on their Star words this year and then share their thoughts with others.
So, this post introduces my new and hopefully recurring feature. If you have received a word (or would like one) and would be willing to publicly reflect on your experience with your word this year, please let me know. If you have your own blog, you can publish it, and I can cross post it. Or if you don’t have a blog, you can be a guest writer on mine.
Doesn’t this sound like fun?!
Who’s in?
January 4th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
I’m in!!! Need a Star Word!!!
January 4th, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Susie, I gave you a word on yesterday’s post. Yours is “abundance”.
January 4th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Ok, I’m in. Send me a word!
January 4th, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Nikki, your word is “integrity”.
January 4th, 2013 at 6:34 pm
I’m in! I think having to be held accountable is scary but something I need. To write on your blog would simply entail writing in this “Leave a Reply” box, right?
My word is “peace.”
Clarice
January 4th, 2013 at 6:34 pm
I would love to have a star word. Lovely idea.
January 4th, 2013 at 6:41 pm
Joanna, your word is “desiring”.
January 4th, 2013 at 6:35 pm
I like this idea of blogging starward reflections! Although I already have a couple of themes to guide my year, I suppose a star word couldn’t hurt. Kindly send one to me, Marci.
January 4th, 2013 at 6:41 pm
Leslie, your word is “calling”.
January 4th, 2013 at 6:38 pm
I need a word!
Incidentally, I am stealing this idea, kind of. I have made “word cards” that I’m going to pass out to the congregation where I’m doing pulpit supply this Sunday. (I’m incorporating it into the children’s message.) I used the words we generated on the very first RevGal Big Event!
January 4th, 2013 at 6:42 pm
Jules, your word is “mercy”.
(Do you want me to send you the Word file?)
January 4th, 2013 at 6:59 pm
I just told my niece about Starwords this morning. I thought you should start a Starword App so people could get an automated word and share their experience with it. This is a lot easier. I’m in.
January 4th, 2013 at 7:15 pm
I love this idea Marci. What’s my word?
January 4th, 2013 at 7:16 pm
Hi Gail! Your word is “discernment”.
January 4th, 2013 at 7:17 pm
[...] blogging/pastor friend Marci Glass is giving star words for Epiphany. The general idea is that you receive a word to contemplate, a word to help guide your thinking [...]
January 4th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Gail, Joanna recommended your blog. I would like to join in. Please send me a star word!
January 4th, 2013 at 9:54 pm
Thanks, Jocelyn. Your word is “community’.
January 4th, 2013 at 11:56 pm
Thanks, Marci. “Community” is already very important to me. It will be interesting to see how it develops different or deeper meaning for me during the coming year.
January 4th, 2013 at 7:41 pm
What a creative idea…regardless of who started it.
And a word….please.
January 4th, 2013 at 9:52 pm
Thanks Purple! Your word is “fulfillment”.
January 4th, 2013 at 7:49 pm
I’m in and using your star idea in worship on Sunday…so I don’t need a word.
January 4th, 2013 at 7:57 pm
Why not? Count me in for a Star word…
January 4th, 2013 at 9:54 pm
Robert, your word is “music”.
January 4th, 2013 at 9:14 pm
I completely love my church home. I do wish we did Star Words! Maybe I can be an honorary Southminster member! I would love a word
January 4th, 2013 at 9:53 pm
Thanks Dawn! Lots of honorary Southminsterians! Your word is “approval”.
January 5th, 2013 at 1:04 am
Oooo…I really think I needed that specific word! Thanks!
January 4th, 2013 at 11:13 pm
I would love to do this with my congregaiton. is there somewhere I can get a list of words?
January 4th, 2013 at 11:14 pm
I will email it to you!
January 4th, 2013 at 11:29 pm
The email assigned to your comment didn’t go through. Where should I email the list?
January 5th, 2013 at 3:29 am
Hi Marci I would like a word and a list of words too. This is a great idea. Blessings Dorothy
January 5th, 2013 at 3:31 am
Hi Marci This is a great idea. Can I have a word and a list of words? Thanks. (sorry if this appears more than once) Dorothy
January 5th, 2013 at 9:15 am
Your word is “completeness”.
January 5th, 2013 at 5:25 am
Hi Marci – might help give me some much-needed focus! Count me in
January 5th, 2013 at 9:18 am
Hi! Your word is “decision”.
January 5th, 2013 at 7:21 am
Sure. I’d love one . Thanks
January 5th, 2013 at 9:19 am
Your word is “acceptance”.
January 5th, 2013 at 7:30 am
I also would love to have the list, and a word as well!
January 5th, 2013 at 9:20 am
Suzy, your word is “tranquility”.
January 5th, 2013 at 7:56 am
I see wonderful possibilities with this idea. May I get a copy of your list of words? And do you have a word for me?
January 5th, 2013 at 9:22 am
Your word is “embracing”.
January 5th, 2013 at 8:58 am
May I have a word, too?
January 5th, 2013 at 9:23 am
Your word is “interdependence”.
January 5th, 2013 at 11:09 am
I would like a word….wonderful idea, Marci.
January 5th, 2013 at 11:19 am
Thanks! Your word is “recovery”.
January 5th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Hmmmm good word. I will ponder
January 5th, 2013 at 3:57 pm
IN!!! To be continued . . . .
January 5th, 2013 at 8:15 pm
I would love a word, please!
January 5th, 2013 at 9:12 pm
Jill, your word is “opportunity”.
January 6th, 2013 at 11:39 am
hey girl – started on mine….www.revkpd.com
January 6th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
This is one of the many things that I love about the people of God, when a great idea springs up, and without any proprietary strangeness, it grows and flourishes. I would love a star word and I’d be grateful for the list. Thanks for feeding us all.
Peace, Mandy
January 6th, 2013 at 2:53 pm
Thanks! I am thankful for the open source church too! Your word is “righteousness”. Will email the list.
January 6th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Wish I had seen this before – I gave out starwords today, but I like yours and I didn’t take one myself. So I would like a starword and the list. Thanks.
January 6th, 2013 at 9:14 pm
Thanks! Your word is “openness”.
January 6th, 2013 at 10:12 pm
Oh, I would love a word! A friend of mine is a word artist and I’ll share mine with her, too, and see what we come up with. She lives in another state and we’re always keeping an eye out for creative projects we can do together over the distance. She doesn’t blog, but I do, at http://girlhistorian.wordpress.com (and I got here via The Clutter Museum blog).
January 7th, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Hi! Nice to meet you! Your word is “fruitfulness”. Your friend’s word is “splendor”. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:53 pm
Actually, OK if we trade, or does that ruin the spontaneity? Artist friend is also a scientist and she’ll have some fabulous ideas for fruitfulness… (and I could secretly really do with some splendorful thinking)
January 7th, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Trade away!
January 6th, 2013 at 10:19 pm
Hi Marci. I would really like a starword. Thank you. (Love the new picture).
January 7th, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Hi Connie! Your word is “hospitality”.
January 7th, 2013 at 8:03 am
I just stumbled upon this from another blog, but it sounds quite awesome
I would love a word too please!
January 7th, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Thanks! Your word is “inheritance”.
January 7th, 2013 at 8:48 am
Hey, Marci. I’m just seeing this and love it. 1) please give me a word.
2) will you email the word document? Think it might be cool to do with my youth. (RompAndRun@hotmail.com).
January 7th, 2013 at 3:56 pm
“Mystery” for you, Tricia.
January 8th, 2013 at 9:57 am
I would love a word!
January 8th, 2013 at 11:03 am
Beth, your word is “provision”.
January 8th, 2013 at 10:43 am
[...] is our first STARward guest reflection on a Star word. From Dawn who [...]
January 11th, 2013 at 8:57 am
Love this! May I have a word and a list? Thank you!
January 14th, 2013 at 9:57 am
Yes, your word is “competence”. I will send the list. (I was out of town at a conference. Sorry for the delay!)
January 14th, 2013 at 10:12 am
No worries about the delay. Thank you so much for this word. It’s just the word I needed, having just begun a new job and I was wondering about my competence!
Kc
Sent from my iPhone
February 4th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
these songs tore me apart. these words described me waiting with “Sarah” for the monthly phone call that let me down. these words described this vision I once had of God having perfect plans for my life but not coming through. they describe me looking up at cloudy skies hoping that sun would shine through; hoping I could sing again.
February 11th, 2013 at 8:50 am
[...] STARword for 2013 is [...]
March 10th, 2013 at 10:40 pm
[...] I wrote in an earlier post, this year I’m participating in Marci Glass’s STARward project, in which participants reflect on a word given to them by Marci. As luck would have it, I drew [...]