Emphasis Preaching Journal

As part of a healing workshop the participants were asked to tape an hour of conversation. For many participants this was difficult, not because of the material which had been shared openly with the other group members, but because, as one woman explained, "I don't like the sound of my voice." As she spoke several other participants nodded in agreement. Imagine the energy gained when the group leader, too, admitted that she did not like the sound of her voice on tape -- by sharing her weakness, she gave the group members courage to risk hearing their own voices, too.