1. In what ways is the idea of "exile" foreign or familiar to you?
2. What characterized exile for Israel? Where did they live? What does God say will be the state of their land while they are gone?
3. What is God's promise with respect to the end of exile and the restoration of Israel and the land?
4. Christ's coming into our lives is an interruption. In what ways have you seen Christ interrupt your life?
5. How does Christ meet us in the unexpected events of our lives?
6. In what ways do you experience fear and frailty in your life?
7. What is Isaiah's promise with respect to our fear and frailty?
8. Isaiah not only promises that God will make a highway in the wilderness, restoring Israel, but also invites Israel to enact God's kingdom in their present circumstances. The invitation is the same for us. How can we enact God's kingdom now?
9. Where is God seeking to interrupt your life this season?
10. How might God be inviting you to participate in his "procession"?
11. Please complete and pray the following: Christ interrupt me in my ______. Usher me into your processional, making your kingdom of ______ known to _____.