Bible Study is a vital part of who we are as Women of United.  We have                                                                                       morning, afternoon  and evening circles whose primary focus is to study the                                                                                  Word of God.  We use the study prepared for us by the Women of the ELCA and                                                                                found in our magazine, Lutheran Woman Today.  This year we are studying the                                                                                 books of Ruth, Daniel, and Esther in a study entitled, “The Hidden Hand of                                                                                  God.”  We have discovered the 3 H’s of

                Hesed:   a Hebrew word meaning extravagant loving loyalty that goes beyond the expected. Exploring it in these                       books will help us to examine how God is calling us to express hesed in our lives.

                Heroic actions:  which involve great risks to the one performing them. They are brave actions for the sake of                            others. Studying the leading characters in these stories will challenge us as we think about the risks God                                calls us to take as a part of faithful discipleship.

Hidden hand:  which refers to the often unseen-presence of God in all three books. Discovering how God works in these stories allows us to reflect on how God sometimes seems hidden in our lives or in the lives of those we love — and how we are called to live through such times.

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