EMCAPP Journal 2

103 Here are the impressions of a participant of Bibliodrama in the Holy Land: «Bibliodrama appeared to me very interesting but also challenging and hard work, that allowed me to compre- hend my inner world and those of other people, thereby promoting acceptance and reconciling. It has helped to expand the boundaries of my vision, discard illusions, and I hope to move on a route that Lord Himself had in- dicated.». The leaders of Bibliodrama groups at the Institute of Christian Psychology – Fr. Andrey Lorgus and Victor Se- menov – are stating the following psychological and spiritual objectives: • Get answers to questions of religious and spiritual life, which, sooner or later, people begin to ask them- selves. • Correlate personal life situations with the events and experiences of people in the Bible stories. • Show the unity of the spiritual experiences of hu- mankind, feelings, concerns and hopes. • For the professionals – psychologists, educators, ca- techists – participation in Bibliodrama allows them: • To get acquainted with the opportunities of the psy- chodramatic method in the study of Bible stories. • To receive advice in application of thematic trai- ning groups experience to psychological and social practice. I am encouraged by the fact that more and more people are discovering the need for self-knowledge and spiritual growth, over and over trying to find themselves in order to realize more fully their personal potential. Following this path, many people come to God and begin to study Scripture, to relate the Word of God to their lives, to seek answers to seemingly unanswerable questions. In order to make this search process more creative some people attend the Bibliodramatic groups - this is one of the numerous opportunities that I personally really like. Olga Krasnikova, Russia, psychologist, head of the psychological centre “Sobesednik”, assistant rector at the Institute of Christian Psychology, Moscow. Christian Psychology alive

EMCAPP Journal 2

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