The Cursillo method has many tools to help you to continue to grow spiritually. Grouping, after performing your piety, study, and action, is a significant opportunity for both growth and recognizing growth in ourselves, our groupies, and our Ultreyas.

Look at your grouping card carefully. It seems the use of the grouping card reflects a striving to produce, to be accountable and so it is easy to fall into only telling what you have done to have a relationship with Jesus. This is not a bad thing. But Jesus doesn’t have a checklist. He doesn’t want your list of items. He just loves you. All He wants is for you to love Him.

Use the grouping card as a guide to proclaim where Jesus is working in each of the areas of your life. When you do your part in each area, every leg of the stool becomes an opportunity to share a close moment and His part in your relationship is continually revealed. This changes grouping from sharing your own one-sided view of relationship

with Christ to proclaiming all the ways He works in your life and His amazing role in your relationship. Consider the following:

Piety-- Of all my piety practices this week, when did I feel most close to Christ or when did I experience a revelation from the Holy Spirit? Share the story involving it.

Study-- Of all my study this week, what led me into a deeper understanding of my faith? Share this growth from your heart.

Action-- Was I able to live as a Christian in all my interactions this week? Was I able to speak aloud to others about Jesus (apostolic action)? Tell about your successes and failures. The successes, changes, or difficulties you identify could be in yourself, in your family, in your community, or in your workplace. What would you do differently next time?

The responsibility of each group member is to listen carefully and deeply, encourage, and support what is being shared, taking into their own heart how Christ is at work through their friend. Be sure to begin and end in prayer, especially thanking God for the revelations of Himself in each person.

Grouping in this manner is very personal, and takes courage and awareness of God working in our lives. Train yourself to see the moments, and absorb into your heart the love and guidance Jesus is providing.

Sharing these moments, speaking of Jesus aloud, strengthens you to share with all people you encounter, not only your groupies or Ultreyas. Each groupie can be strengthened in their own journey and we can introduce Jesus to others by speaking of Him very naturally because we continually speak of Him in our lives. That is apostolic action as a confident Christian leader, a disciple of Christ.

God bless you friends!

Larry & Jeanne Bendzinski