1. Ch. 4 - Revelation and Ethics

2. Read the introduction to the unit on pages 61-62 of the text.
We are making the transition from the philosophical foundations of ethics to the scriptural foundations of Christian ethics.
Leviticus 20:26: “You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord and holy.”
The language that we will be using will be enriched with theological language. We will continue to use reason to seek understanding, but will also call upon faith to shed new light on reason.
The unit title points us in the direction of Revelation, the chapter title points us directly to God.
The scripture quotation from Deuteronomy 6:5 gets right to the point in terms of what the foundations of Christian ethics are all about: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your might.”

3. “Has God spoken to you lately?´
God is breaking into our lives, speaking to us every day of our lives.
In Mark 4:9, Jesus says, “Let anyone with ears to hear listen!”
God desires to be known and reveals God’s self in ways too innumerable to count.
Do we have ears to hear? Do we have the eyes to see? Do we have the hearts and minds to understand?
“Has God spoken to you lately?´

4. Where can we encounter God, if we “had the ears to hear and eyes to see”?
Brainstorm

5. Write down and answer the following questions in your journal (piece of loose-leaf)
How has God revealed God’s self in our/your experiences?
Is it always the same way?
How do we know it is God?
How do these experiences change people’s lives?
Can people ignore these experiences?
Journal Reflection:

6. Discuss the following questions with their elbow partner –
What is “the voice” that Nouwen speaks of?
What does he mean by, we “gradually have to learn to listen”?
Read from page 63

7. Read the experience of C. S. Lewis from page 65:
Discuss the questions on page 65 in the text individually or with a partner.
Read the experience of C. S. Lewis from page 65:

8. Students will read pages 65-72 about Moses and Moses’ Mission.
“Though these events happened thousands of years ago- these are stories that help us to understand our own stories and our own experiences of God.”
Moses’ Mission

10. 10 Commandments Activity
Review the Ten Commandments given to Moses as part of the roots of Catholic ethics/morality on pages
Complete Assignment 2 – 10 Commandments Activity to show your understanding and analysis of the 10 Commandments in our society today.
10 Commandments Activity

11. Use the description from the text, “Covenant: Its origins: on Page 72.
Following the template given: write a covenantal agreement between one of the relationships of their choice.
Covenant Assignment:

12. pages 74-75 Questions: 1. How did God approach Moses?
God attracted Moses through the burning bush. Moses had to "look and see." Recall Nouwen's words of having to learn to listen in order to hear.
2. What did God reveal to Moses?
God's Name, God's concern, Moses' mission.
3. What mission did Moses receive?
To go to Pharaoh and the Israelites, and "say" to them how God is calling them to freedom.
4. How did Moses respond?
He made excuses: "I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."
5. How did this revelation of God change Moses' life?
He was no longer just a shepherd of Jethro's flocks; he became the shepherd of the Israelites. He became God's messenger - a prophet - to the people.
6. How did this revelation of God change the lives of the people that Moses touched?
They were freed from slavery. They received their identity as God's people, and a new way of life.
pages 74-75

13. 1. Moses (Exodus 3.1-12: in student text, pages 66-67)
2. Isaiah (Is : in student text, pages 77-78)
3. Jeremiah (1.4-10: in student text, page 78)
4. Ezekiel ( : in student text, pages 78-80)
5. Second Isaiah (Is )
6. Gideon (Judges )
The Call Story Jigsaw

14. In these readings, what can we learn about the nature of a call?
Can you find a common thread?
What kind of image of God is being portrayed in these stories?
Does any of this surprise you? Why? Why not?
Jigsaw Reflection

15. "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your might." (Deuteronomy 6.5)
How does this scripture passage speak to you and the call to your own faith?
Reflect on what this means in your daily lives.
Reflection Journal