Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Week 5: Learning to Receive — The Slow Work of Grace
Read Part Two, Chapters 16–19 of Redeeming Rivers. Primary Scripture: Hosea 6:1–3 ('Come, let us return to the Lord…He will heal us…He will revive us…He will restore us').
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Back on the farm after her flight, Angel begins — slowly, reluctantly, almost against her will — to lower her defenses and let herself be known.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.After Angel's return, the dynamic between her and Michael shifts slightly. She is not yet fully open, but something has cracked. What specific moments or gestures in these chapters represent the first genuine breakthroughs in Angel's ability to receive love?
2.Michael's sister-in-law and the women of the community play important roles in Angel's development. How does community — imperfect, complicated community — function as part of God's redemptive plan in the novel? What does this suggest about the limits of a purely private faith?
3.Angel begins to discover that she has gifts — practical abilities, compassion for others, a kind of wisdom born from suffering. How does the novel use the unfolding of her gifts as part of her healing? What does this suggest about the connection between identity and vocation?