- Someone to Watch Over Me opens with Gracie confronting the end of a season of her life. What seasons of life have you experienced? Gracie also feels as if she hasn’t accomplished anything with the opportunities God has given her. Have you ever felt like a failure on the inside when others consider you a success on the outside?
- Vicktor is a man who has regrets in his past that compel him to go on the hunt for his friend’s killer. Do you think regrets are a good motivation for actions or behaviors? Have you ever had a regret that has motivated you to do something out of your comfort zone?
- Vicktor has a group of friends that he considers his closest—yet one of his best friends, David, is only available online. Today, more and more good friendships are located online, with many of these friends never meeting. Do you have a good friend online that you have never met face-to-face? How has email changed your relationships, either local ones or long-distance?
- After seeing her murdered friends, Gracie tries to flee to the American consulate via the train. In the same situation, what would you have done? Would you have trusted an FSB agent if he came after you on the train?
- Gracie has a spiritual revelation while hiding at Andrei’s mother’s house. What is it? Discuss how it changed her outlook. Does it have any application to your own life?
- When Vicktor changes Gracie’s appearance, how does it change the way she feels about herself? Why? Have you made any appearance changes that have changed the way you feel about your life or your circumstances?
- Vicktor is deeply affected by the revelation of Leonid the Red’s cure. Why? Discuss how his mother’s death affected him spiritually. Have you ever felt that God betrayed you? Why did Gracie’s spiritual answer to him on the way to the dacha make him angry? What might you have said to Vicktor’s questions?
- Gracie comes to believe that she’s been using her fear of men to not fully trust God. Why? How does she make a leap of faith?
- Gracie believes Andrei is in heaven. Why? Not that we can judge a man’s heart, but do you agree with Gracie’s thinking? Why or why not? Why does her faith in grace upset Vicktor?
- Gracie is finally able to make an analogy about grace that affects Vicktor. Discuss that analogy and why it made a difference in Vicktor’s relationship with God. Does that analogy have an impact on you, and why?
- How did God use Gracie to heal Vicktor’s emotional and spiritual wounds, and vice versa?
- What do you think will happen with Gracie and Vicktor’s relationship?