You placed within us and within each plant and animal of your creation amazing abilities to form and nurture new life, so that your creation might be renewed, reborn, season by season, child by child. Herman Praamsma, pastor of the Fellowship CRC ofRexdale, Ontario. Frame 12: Good friends are like stars, you dont always see them but you know they are there. //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); Pauls words were interpreted from the King James version of the bible to read like this: And now I want to remind you, my friends, of the Good News which I preached to you, which you received, and on which your faith stands firm. Now, today, let us become Good News for the poor, let us embrace our freedom to be LOVE in the world! He is risen indeed! Peace begins with non-violent resistance. For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. We give thanks for all the influences in our lives that have helped us see beyond the present and have called us to live in hope and trust whatever endings we have experienced. Jesus experienced that. Would leave ninety-nine sheep to look for one lost sheep. As we enter this season of Easter, we ask that the warm winds of the Spirit encircle this table and accompany us on our journey. You can also watch the videos of the homilies our videorgrapher is enjoying the Family Day weekend so my head is missing from the first parts but thanks to a volunteers intervention my head is restored in the third video. What mechanisms do I use to attempt to tame the untamable wind of Gods Spirit? God at that moment was transformed into a violent, murderer, willing to put my beloved Jesus to a torturous death. See if you can pick them out. ], [The Communion elements are distributed. Jesus reveals CHRIST. Salvation is not about saving us for life after death. [Meal is shared according to custom of congregation.]. Sign up for an account and get your newsletters right away! As the train finally pulled into Narvik, I couldnt quite believe my eyes. To free the captives? Working, dancing, and church, a blessed trinity designed to secure passage back into my travels abroad. How solid? Im convinced that it will not be difficult to see the glorious face of CHRIST in this: view on video. Progressive Christian prayers Wild God, talking to Jesus - John van de Laar, South Africa Wild God - words to Jesus It seems to us that things would be much easier if you would just do what we ask, Jesus, If you were more compliant and co-operative, more flexible and adaptable, more open to follow agendas other than your own. Although she has never been canonized by the Roman Catholic Church she is venerated in both the Lutheran and Anglican churches. Now greet each other with Easter peace! Did Jesus really believe that people ought to forsake everything they have in order to find the one thing they have lost? Resist the illusion that finding what we have lost will be a sweet, harmless, story. United States Pinging is currently not allowed. Letting go isnt as simple as it sounds. Although it can sometimes feel like the demands of others, the restriction of our freedom that comes from living with others, and the constant struggle to maintain strong relationships with others are too painful and exhausting for what they cost us, the alternative, which is to isolate ourselves, is far worse. Thanks be to ALL that is HOLY! But we have seen the face of CHRIST, and CHRIST compels us, through CHRISTs tears, to go out from the safety of our lofty positions, down into the violent world to be the LOVE which creates peace through justice. Excuse me if I sound a little too indignant but jockeying for a seat during a global pandemic is more than a little tone deaf, when according to the United Nations, yet another 150 million or so people will be plunged into poverty this year, swelling the ranks of the global poor to over one and a half-billion people, over half of which are children. Apparently, my body language suggested that I was filled not with the SPIRIT but with Satan himself. Gracious God, 2023 ProgressiveChristianity.org, Re-Pitching the Tent: Reordering the Church Building for Worship and Mission, Transforming the Stone: Preaching Through Resistance to Change, A Joyful Path, Childrens Curriculum Sample Lessons for Years One, Two and Three, Find Faith Communities Using A Joyful Path, The Core Values of Progressive Christianity, Bishop Spong Newsletter Progressing Spirit, Advertising on ProgressiveChristianity.org, There are different kinds of life and death: our physical bodies most obvious but we also experience a kind of life and death emotionally and in our interaction with others, We all experience death and resurrection in our everyday lives, New Life we are constantly recreating life, We dont want to change dont want to let go but in the dying, new life emerges. So, it made it difficult for us to work up much speed. What matters is that LOVE rises. We pray to theLord. Today, like Jesus, we too can proclaim liberty to the captive minds and recovery of sight to those who have been blinded by ancient ways of knowing. But he still had me. How dare I posit a GOD who is LOVE? Prayers. The Book of Common Prayer of 1662 (BCP) continues as a benchmark. My words are not up to the task of describing CHRIST weeping in this way. Anyway, we did what any self-respecting kid would have done in our position. For there is no division within the divine. Well, perhaps I should qualify that statement. if ( '' != thisact ) { Introit "The Strive Is O'er"(Voices United (VU) 159) "Christ Is Risen from the Dead"(VU 167) "Now Christ Is Risen"(VU 172) "Halle, halle, halle" (VU 958) Call to Worship. The SPIRIT of DIVINITY is within all Creation, permeating all of the Cosmos! The way of the cross and the way of the dance, an earthquake that destroys complacency and, The Risen Christ is the liberated Inner Child which is allowed to dance,to skip, to sing for as Jesus said, unless you become as a little child you are unable to enter the Kingdom of God (the commonwealth of God, the dancing space of God), Kingdom of heaven (your heaven. He conveyed to us the importance of love and compassion. Somehow, the flight of the billionaire Bezos phallic Blue Horizon thrusting its five privileged passengers across our screens will capture more attention from those of us who are wealthy enough to own screens, than the roughly one and a half billion men, women, and children who are consigned to live in poverty. Easter Sunrise: Outdoor Worship. I can certainly identify with the disciples in the story who became angry with the sons of Zebedee for jockeying for seats alongside Jesus in the next world, when the forces of Empire in this world continue to suck the life out of the poor. Great is the mystery of faith: So the question about the kind of body the risen Jesus had was, as Paul puts it, quite simply, stupid. When I can bring myself to read these parables through the lenses of resistance, I can begin to tell these stories as a call to resist. Only a fool would rejoice with such extravagance. Practicing resurrection happens when we gather to build communities of compassion. Yes, the shepherd should have been guarding the 99. Another great reference and guide, if available to you, is The Worship Sourcebook, published by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.It's an excellent collection of prayers, texts, and litanies, with worship resources for every church season. The injustice of it all explodes into our living rooms day after day. Forgive us, Merciful One. Together, at this table, you have offered us life. Blessings on your Holy Week observance and Easter celebrations! Anyway, poor old Elijah suffered in his quest to bring the WORD of YHWH to his people and in the midst of his turmoil, Elijah was lost and fearing for his life. Easter people, come now to the table with Christ! Christ is risen! Would restore, would be a shepherd, foolish enough to care enough to save the lost, the wandering, the lonely, the one outside the bounds of the flock. DONATE NOW! Thank you! There was work to do. Yesterday, when the sun was in the same position in the sky as it is now, we insisted that it was an hour later. He suffered and died because of his refusal to participate in the death-dealing violence of the world. Crystals mother called for re-enforcements. High above the mountaintops, where only distance bars, What is sown is a perishable body, what is raised is incorruptible. Still no luck. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, There are those who name the stars, who watch the sky by night, Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. None of us believe that we live in a three-tiered universe. The first face of CHRIST belongs to a Ukrainian Father who is struggling to say good-bye to his young daughter. Practicing resurrection happens when we empower one another to rise.Practicing resurrection happens when we build communities of compassion that live fully, love extravagantly, and empower people to be all that they were created to be. we stand against the powers of sin and death. Frame 6: You are a special and unique image of God. Phos hilaron - a Song of the Light Verses from Psalm 141 Verses from Psalm 104. Welcome to the liturgy of The Namaste Church! All tears are part of the river of life. Settle into your seat, close your eyes and imagine a place that brings you comfort and peace. Im a scientific kind of guy and to tell you the truth In LOVE, we are ransomed from our fear, ransomed from our arrogance and ransomed from our self-centredness, set free to trust the MYSTERY which is LOVE so that we to might live the way of LOVE, so that we might be LOVE in the world, here on this planet. *All sing: ("Alleluia, Alleluia! Death is vanquished. The proud questioned your power, devised your death. So, the next morning I rose early, and as the mist was rising over the water I paddled out toward the mouth of the bay and waited. Jesus vision of the BASILEIA ton THEON, the Empire of DIVINITY, is not the world we live in. These tears will wash away our illusions of a quick fix and wipe away our delusions that by violently enforcing the status quo we can create peace. God the Holy Spirit, who lled the disciples with the life of the risen Lord, empower you and ll you with Christ's peace. It wasnt until that young Dad buried his face in his daughters chest that I recognized the face of CHRIST. It was quite a beginning to what promises to be an exciting journey. //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); Amen. But I digress. To climb down from our lofty positions of wealth and privilege in order to serve the poor? The question of a physical body makes no sense to the ancients. I know it is much easier to poke fun at billionaires and lay the blame for suffering at the feet of self-serving fools. Lord, help us to make. We are free to embrace this LOVE, to walk in this LOVE, and to be this LOVE. Whilst many were written for specific purposes or occasions, many are adaptable to suit others. Sign up for our FREE monthly eNewsletter! Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. But Alan and I, we knew exactly what they were, and they certainly werent beautiful orcas to us. I am the only one left, and now theyre trying to kill me, too. Elohim (thats an ancient Hebrew word which we translate simply as God or Lord. Far too many progressives ready to rebuke you for not being progressive enough. we gratefully receive the Easter offering. (from Heidelberg Catechism Q & A 45). 1 0 obj The moss, the kelp, the zebrafish, the very mice and flies, I was lucky to get myself out of bed on a Sunday morning, while they seemed to be in church almost daily, sometimes several times a day. Thanks be to all that is HOLY! Alas Paul, if youd been there when the Church was cutting up your letters to be delivered in snippets on Sunday mornings, I can only imagine what you might have said, when they decided to cut you off in mid-stream. Or study cells, or living things, seek truth with open hand. Lord Jesus, come in glory. Anna knew that Jesus was sent by God as a sacrifice for human sin, to pay the price for our evil ways. Where truth has left its sketches on the slate below the ground. February 11th, 2013. April 17, 2022 (Readings on USCCB website) . I can only hope that each of you, have endured such moments in your life. World in Prayer, the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi, California. Strike-slip fault and overthrust and syn and anticline Repent: Metanoia: to think new thoughts Let us repent, metanoia Let us think new thoughts. They must have seen me gazing at them, or at least I like to imagine they did. The Bible was written by men who believed that they lived in a three-tiered universe. Only a foolWould leave the ninety-nine unguarded: to wander aimlessly, to be ravaged by some unknown predator, to fall prey to who knows what. accept our lives as holy offerings to you, It was so good to be there, where they could see in Jesus the face of CHRIST. Liturgy - Easter Liturgy Index Next Easter Day In Western Christianity, Easter marks the end of Lent, a period of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, which begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts forty days (not counting Sundays). But just when Alan was approaching the point of no return, I managed with a feat of superhuman strength to rise up, twist around and swing for all I was worth and connect with what I though must be my brothers chest. Sure, we know there are still problems in the world. My brother didnt stand a chance. These parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost sons, point us in a direction of a way of being in the world characterized by foolish and passionate abandon. THEME The Connecting Solitude THOUGHTS FOR REFLECTION The spiritual desert is not a foe to be conquered but an emptiness to be affirmed: for when we are full, we perceive nothing, but when we are empty we can receive everything. He offered Divine Life to all people suffering under worldly forces of death. Repent: Metanoia: to think new thoughts Let us repent, metanoia Let us think new thoughts. Our HEBREW ancestors, JESUS very own kin, understood the MYSTERY which we call GOD, as the verb TO BE, for this MYSTERY IS BEING itself. This cup is the new covenant sealed in my blood, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. Yet Easter is about a God who bursts tombs of the familiar, the ordinary and the mediocre. I dont think that Jesus, or his followers, or Luke, told these parables in order to teach their listeners about the character of YAHWEH. Exposed to the vastness of the Cosmos, it was the ancient story of a Three-tiered Universe that inspired not murderous intentions in me, but rather the euphoria of freedom from captivity to the limitations of our ancestors imaginations. For the death of what it took me years to learn about, the death of atonement theories has given birth to the resurrection of DIVINITY, a DIVINITY liberated from ancient projections onto the DIVINE of the myth of redemptive violence. I first heard it at a retreat on the West Coast a lifetime ago). Easter Grace Blessing May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us this day. May your love be shared amongst us as we enjoy the gift of fellowship. The truth is Humpty Dumpty was not an egg. Gone are the vestments, the prescribed lectionary readings, and the familiar words. Now, O God, with grateful hearts we remember Jesus. These parables have an air of foolishness about them, if we see them as simple stories told by Jesus about the way a personified god loves us. Winter, with its cold and dark days has gone, just as Good Friday has passed to Easter and beyond. If you have not donated yet, please do so today. Can you drink the dup I will drink or be baptized in the same baptism as I? We can, James and John replied. Well, with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek let me blame it on a dog. Yes! We need to reach our year-end fundraising goal that will determine what we can do for 2023. Only a fool would leave to search for the stray who might be wounded, damaged, dying, not interested in being rescued. Starters for Sunday. Welcome to the liturgy of The Namaste Church! As the earth sheds its snow, it begins to drink in the warm rains and creation comes alive once again. Mortal tongues and angels say: Alleluia! Just when I thought I had God under control the wild wind of the spirit blew me away. It is as the renewed, redeemed, enlivened people of God The profoundest act of worship is to try to understand. The truth has left its footprints in the dust between the stars. You might say my countenance betrayed me, because it wasnt long before I took my body and its language out of the apartment to the nearest bar, where among friends, I began to look for a new place to live. But try as we might we are in bondage to sin and we cannot free ourselves. Killer whales. In my sacred imagination, I can see the Apostle Paul smiling and nodding. It is beautiful! by demonstrating this power of life, love and being. I can hear them now, those held captive to by our ancestors limited understanding, I can hear them. Amen. You and I are the wealthiest followers of Jesus who have ever walked the Earth. Invitation Jesus existed within time whereas the CHRIST exists in and beyond time. None of these parables is the stuff of everyday loss. Think of ransom as a way out of captivity to Empire. We were Stayin Alive, Stayin Alive all week long, working toward Saturday Night Fever, when we Should Be Dancing, dancing the night away. Jesus taught this. May we ourselves cease to be the cause of suffering to each other. jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); Let me attempt to be kinder than the Apostle, whose willingness to call his opponents stupid, I do not share. jQuery('#submit-action').click(); Prayer of Confession and Pardon for Easter. Lets extend our hands over one another for a final blessing: May you have the power to live life fully. For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. But it cannot be like that with you. We lose our capacity for peace and joy, we struggle to show compassion and to connect with others, and we may find ourselves slipping into toxic and destructive attitudes and habits. At this Easter gathering, we take bread, as Jesus took bread, and we remember, as Jesus remembered, the constant presence of the spirit of life and love. You are still in your sins, and those who have fallen asleep in Christ are the deadest of the dead. We give thanks for the way he opened our minds and hearts to see and appreciate the intimate and never-ending connection between loving and the spirit of love. Click here to listen to a meditative sung liturgy inspired by Julians writings, Crystal was a little breathless from all the crying she had been doing and all she could manage was a whimpered, Mmm hummm. Honey, tell grandma the truth now. Prayer of Communion We proclaim and celebrate this Easter season because it links Jesus with all life, with transformation, and with possibility of life beyond our imagining. that they may be washed away by the mercy of our risen Lord. Nov 10, 2022 | Christmas, Featured 1, Mini-Movies, Seasonal, Videos. good times, bad times - give me some of that: blogging on faith and life. For the Lord Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it (here the minister shall break the bread) and said, "This is my body which is for you. And after the fire came a still small voice., A still small voice. Our English translations do not do the HEBREW justice. Perhaps Jesus sensed that even their anger was a type of jockeying for position, when he insisted that, Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest; whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all. It is an image which will not leave me. Breathe forth the goodness that is within you. Anna had copied it from the Good News for Modern Man paraphrase of New Testament. I thought, or hoped, sometimes even believed that the myth of redemptive violence could no longer tempt me. Your support is needed to help ProgressiveChristianityorg. The delight of new awareness can be a prelude to a life lived inthe mellow light of love. The face of CHRIST which must be seen if we are to end this madness. Why: This is an Evolutionary Moment. They were compiled over the years to complement the official resource, the Roman Missal. If our hopes in Christ are limited to this life only, we are the most pitiful of all the human race. Remember how many times these parables must have been told before they were written down. Death, not even violent death at the hands of a powerful empire could keep Jesus commitment to compassionate resistance to the forces of empire from those who longed for the Shalom of the Reign of GOD which Jesus proclaimed with his life. Life in the spirit continues in ways beyond our imagining. Boys and their toys the put downs come, pardon the pun, a little too easily. I was prepared to move out on my terms, but not on some jumped up pastors terms. Alleluia! Support our mission with a tax-deductible donation! But then I looked at the readings assigned for next Sunday and discovered that, yet another section of 1st Corinthians 15 is included. One: On this day, we shout Hallelujah! But like the indignant disciples of old, do we actually see the role we are playing in this race to escape the limitations of our one and only planet? The sun has one kind of brightness, the moon another, and the stars another. Many Christians understand the sacrament of Holy Communion as a means of grace that nourishes and strengthens our faith for life and ministry in the world. Generations beyond any cameras reach, each with their own pain. towards ourselves and towards all living beings. 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