The trouble is, we all live in the 21st century and we know that the definition of what it means to be human that these stories rely upon no longer rings true. The concluding prayer of thanksgiving was (heavily) adapted from a prayer by Katherine Hawker. Risen Christ, The world despised and rejected you. It is beautiful! They not yet but already here EMPIRE of DIVINITY is here in every stranger who welcomes a refugee, in every aid worker, doctor without borders, in every reckless fool who risks it all for the kind of justice which makes peace. My predicament often makes it difficult for me to appreciate the beauty of the heirloom. Too many Hollywood movies tempt me to flirt with violence, as I yearn for some secret agents to just take him out! 'It is always Springtime in the heart that loves God.'. Easter is the festival of the irrepressible God whom not even death can contain. By stem and root and branch we trace, by feather, fang and fur, Blessed is the one who comes in the name of our God. Repent Metanoia let us think new thoughts so that we might ask: What can Jesus teach us? Remember, should you have to choose between them in the strife, Seeking out the darkest place, to better see the light. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give you our thanks and praise, O God! Suddenly, the Cosmos reminded me that freedom from ancient ways of knowing does not mean freedom from REALITY. Peace is created by through the difficult work of LOVE, LOVE which is embodied when justice and not violence becomes our way of being in the world. 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. MEDITATION Music: In the Garden Eddie Watkins. For if we are clever enough see that violence begats violence, why, oh why does the GOD of our design seem incapable of coming up with a better way of winning us over. Followers of the Way are called to reject the myth of redemptive violence. We are gradually adding liturgies and liturgy ideas to our site. Let us declare our faith together (you may rise): who welcomes us into the household of faith. I am after all just one person after all is said and done. One clear shot and Putin would be gone. I was prepared to move out on my terms, but not on some jumped up pastors terms. Even though we may be worshiping in individual spaces, Through the Spirit, we are forever united. If ever we needed to be intentional about preserving and honouring our basic humanity and that of our neighbours, its now. The Resurrection is witness to the golden incandescence at the heart of life which neither suffering nor death can destroy. Our friend, Dom Crossan makes the point that, it is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they told them symbolically and we are now dumb enough to take them literally. I believe that in order to understand the power of this particular story of resurrection we must move beyond simplistic literal explanations and open ourselves to the more-than-literal symbolic dare I say it, spiritual understanding of resurrection. Just like the people in the story, I want to be transformed by the story of Jesus; transformed from someone who cowers in a place of safety, filled with fear and doubts, into a powerful member of a movement to create peace through justice. Every time I do not serve my neighbour, every time I walk away from the poor. We need to reach our year-end fundraising goal that will determine what we can do for 2023. REPENT God Loses His Home. Resources for planning and leading worship, Lift Up Your Heartsand Voices: Involving the congregation in the Communion liturgy through song, The Three Days: Celebrating the summit of Holy Week with four services and two sacraments. Holy Mystery that is Wholly Love, you are beyond complete knowledge, above perfect description. Together, at this table, you have offered us life. Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote the rocks. Suddenly, one of those magnificent monsters rubbed up against the bottom of our dingy. This page features the work of the Liturgy Commission of the Anglican Church of Australia. Weakness is sown, strength is raised up. In a world that so often denies or ignores the humanity-robbing effects of pain and suffering, Staying Human in Hard Times will invite you to process your grief, remember your essential humanness, and follow Christ into a renewed experience of abundant life. Leader: We give thanks to God the Father that our Savior, Jesus Christ, gave us this memorial of his sacrifice, until his coming again. A Prayer at the End of a Quarantined Day. As for seeing the face of CHRIST in our enemies, let us try. We thank you, God, for the incredible gift of Jesus, the Word made flesh. A neighbour suggested Vaseline. He blessed it and broke it, and shared it with the disciples. Most of us would prefer a cozy God to a God who shatters our complacency. You simply asked the members of the First Nation for permission to pitch your tents on their land. At the time, I didnt know what the word countenance meant. He is risen indeed! If you have not donated yet, please do so today. Easter Communion Liturgy Inspired by A Song of Faith. We must put aside our expectations of a quick and easy fix and settle in for the difficult generational evolution of our species. This collection of liturgies is . Shalom dear ones. In the past he was patient and overlooked peoples sins; but in the present time he deals with their sins, in order to demonstrate his righteousness. God the Holy Spirit, who lled the disciples with the life of the risen Lord, empower you and ll you with Christ's peace. A Communion Liturgy for the Whole People of God. I dont mind confessing my own fear. It was Solon's Feb. 1 post that drew the Facebook group's attention to the Washington resolution. . The Third Sunday of Easter - April 18, 2021 Acts 3:12-19 Psalm 4 I John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 You can't manage or control a resurrection. For he is risen, and nothing separates us from Gods love! Whether your interpretation of the resurrection is literal or metaphorical, Easter morning is always welcome. Gardens often provide a space for worship in a neutral setting outside the church for people to gather and share a faith experience. If you look into the dust for long enough and contemplate its mystery, you shall find a resurrection. We share it as our pledge of openness to the spirit in our midst, Do this in remembrance of me. The reality of the systems in which we are intimately entangled is being played out on our screens. What is sown is a perishable body, what is raised is incorruptible. When all the rhetoric is said, and done, I lean in close to the beloved ones who have gathered, and I proclaim the same truth which Paul proclaimed, and the science of REALITY confirms to us: Listen, I will tell you a mystery! }); Holy Scriptures about Communion. God did this in order to demonstrate that he is righteous. And then, just like that, we were back there, back in the unthinkable darkness our parents spoke about, the darkness of war in Europe. The story I want to tell you comes from the Irish author Frank McCourts autobiography entitled Tis. and proclaim the Resurrected Christ who offers life to all. Christ is risen! When I think about the churchs practice of public confession, I can see how desperately I have been holding on to candies that no longer satisfy my need for forgiveness. For: Only a fool. At every opportunity that our busy schedules allowed us, Anna and Steve did their level best to save me from my wicked ways. We are not fallen creatures. But if all you hear is, this reading, then surely, my denial of the resurrection numbers me among, as Paul would say, the most pitiful of all the human race., So, lets skip ahead to next weeks reading, when Paul makes his point. 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. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. Great is the mystery of faith: There is so much more we can do and offer our readership with your support! One of the authors of the Book of Genesis described creation like this : And God said, Let there be afirmamentin the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made thefirmament and divided the waters which were under thefirmamentfrom the waters which were above thefirmament: and it was so. Lutheran good order can and does ensure that such ecstatic behavior never happens in worship. Join Us over Zoom, Tuesdays beginning February 21st at 7pm! Let us metanoia Let us think new thoughts about who Jesus was and why Jesus died. When we invite the earth-shattering spirit of Easter into our lives,our images of God recede into the background and we are left walking hand in hand with the unknowable. In Jesus they saw CHRIST. Resurrection is beauty appreciated, love shared, justice implemented. Our very own lifestyles, demand what they are selling. if ( '' != thisact ) { Lectionary Commentary Elizabeth Myer April 27, 2021 Progressive Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Christian Resources for Advent, Lectionary Commentary, Progressive Liturgical Resources, Revised Common Lectionary Year B, Revised Common Lectionary Easter 5 Year B, Revised Common Lectionary Easter 5, Lectionary Commentary Easter 5 Year B . What can we learn from Jesus life about who, or what the MYSTERY we call God is? The ravages inflicted by Rome were as horrendous as any barbaric acts of war the world has ever seen. Salvation is not about saving us for life after death. Contact Us. Well, we never did manage to escape. Alleluia! 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. We are an Easter people! Amen. As we recall the trusting of impotent rocket ships escaping for mere moments the confines of the empires we thrive in, do we have the courage to see our own hypocrisy? As the earth sheds its snow, it begins to drink in the warm rains and creation comes alive once again. One: On this day, we embrace the grace which reaches from the tomb. Does attending worship make my heart dance? *Easter Peace Beloved in Christ, God's love pours out from the grave of despair. 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. And all the kings horses and all the kings men, couldnt put Humpty together again. Their pastor had warned them that my countenance was putting us all in danger. The conflation with Spring and new life is no coincidence we are grateful for the cycle of renewal in all its forms. Recklessly abandoning the status quo, is never sweet, never harmless. You are holy, O God of Life, and holy is Jesus Christ, your Son, the resurrected One. Youre not a lost sheep, or a lost coin, or even a lost child. Easter Sunrise We encourage you to celebrate the Resurrection with your family (and perhaps with neighbors, safely at a distance outdoors) by worshiping the Lord at sunrise using the liturgy below. Do we have the courage to drink from the cup which Jesus offers to all who profess to follow him? However, Pete goes on, there are moments when I affirm that resurrection, few and far between as they are. Sure, we know there are still problems in the world. Jesus poured out his life in the service of LOVE. May this Spirit help us to recognize the Christ-presence in our midst. The SPIRIT of DIVINITY is within us! We lift up these prayers in the belief that we are bonded in Gods Spirit with everything that exists. The followers of Jesus stood up and got on with the business which was begun by Jesus. Prayer of Confession and Pardon for Easter. As we receive Communion, these words are said: You are the Bread of Life. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.. The story begins with a familiar nursery rhyme: Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the kings horses and all the kings men Couldnt put Humpty together again. McCourt asks his young students to tell him whats going on in this nursery rhyme. When the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, he unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: The Spirit of our God is upon me: because the Most High has anointed me to bring Good News to those who are poor. You provided wise men and women as judges for your people to show them the path to Life. I affirm the resurrection each and every time I look into your eyes and see the face of CHRIST.. COLLECT PRAYER. Especially when what was lost is restored. Sign up for our FREE monthly eNewsletter! If you have already donated, thank you! Resist looking for a saviour in these parables who will find us and put everything back together for us. LORD'S PRAYER C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Sign up for an account and get your newsletters right away! When we face pain and suffering, we often feel like we become less than human. Fosdick Dr. NW #80 to be for us the way, the truth, and the 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I first heard it at a retreat on the West Coast a lifetime ago). The first face of CHRIST belongs to a Ukrainian Father who is struggling to say good-bye to his young daughter. With open minds and hearts, may the God-in-us find generous and courageous expression in our words and actions as we endeavor to make the presence of God evident in our world. He offered Divine Life to all people suffering under worldly forces of death. I suspect that even offering all you have to a wastrel and a scoundrel is worth a shot if it means finding peace. ), The pattern of death and resurrection is the pattern of all our creating and all our loving. Re-create us too, we pray, by your holy Word. Prayer of Communion Entering the synagogue on the Sabbath, as was his habit, Jesus stood up to do the reading. Now this doesnt really present much of a problem with the first two parables of loss. We remember on the night when Jesus and the disciples The response is Alithos Aneste! A sacred offering of for the sake of life here on this our one and only planet, a planet capable of nourishing life for all of Earths inhabitants? There was work to do. Amen. This weeping CHRIST plays on an endless loop in my mind unravelling my carefully constructed images of the DIVINE MYSTERY which is the LOVE we have the audacity to call GOD. We are free to seek, to know, and to become this LOVE in which we live, and move, and have our being. Im pretty sure that the anonymous gospel-storyteller we call Mark had no idea that Jesus life and death would be portrayed by the powers of empire as a ransom to be paid to the very MYSTERY which Jesus insisted is LOVE. Just like Thomas, who had the good sense to doubt the resurrection, most of us have been conditioned to look for the physical resuscitation of a corpse; a bonified, pardon the pun, a bonified, actual physical body, complete with wounds and all. }); Join thousands of others like you who are contributing their voice to Progressive Christianity and list your church, organization or yourself in our global directory. Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and his reputation spread throughout the region. (LogOut/ Jesus vision of peace through justice, what he called the BASILEIA ton THEON, the Empire of GOD, is the already but not yet SHALOM we long to find. Posts tagged "progressive Christian Communion liturgy" . The third face of CHRIST belongs to a Ukrainian Mother holding back her tears as she embraces her little family. }); Join thousands of others like you who are contributing their voice to Progressive Christianity and list your church, organization or yourself in our global directory. A natural body is sown, and a spiritual body is raised up. Alison Etter. The delight of new awareness can be a prelude to a life lived inthe mellow light of love. You dont want to miss Paul when hes worked himself up to his point. . Let LOVE live in, us, through us, and beyond us, for now as always, LOVE lives, LOVE dies, and LOVE rises, again, and again, and again. Neither Anna nor I knew we were engaged in a long pointless argument which had been going on since round about the fourth century. pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts of bread and cup. *Leader: Congregation of Jesus Christ, since the Lord has blessed us with his Word (and Holy Supper), let us praise his name with thanksgiving. DONATE NOW! Today is the 35th annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. February 19, 2023 - Transfiguration Sunday Majestic Lord, transfigure our simple gifts in a way that will inspire all people to proclaim your everlasting message of love. For years I reigned as the champion of our little world! The text beginning with the Invitation is read by pastor and people from the hymnal. and for the mystery of life beyond death. No wonder Jesus took Peter, John, and James up there to pray. We can wrap our heads around GOD embodied in a shepherd, and even GOD embodied as the woman who losses her coin. Our parents were sound asleep when the whales arrived. So, let us see the wounds inflicted by violence, and practice resurrection. 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. Crystal cried out, Mommy Im stuck. Gig Harbor, WA 98335 We remember that the women came, early in the morning, on the third day. I mean who in the hell believes that billionaires ought to be allowed to engage in a giant pissing contest disguised as a space race? Thats when I heard the small voice. When all the people have received, they rise to give thanks.]. Anyway, we did what any self-respecting kid would have done in our position. Our continued evolution relies upon our ability to metanoia, to move beyond primitive ways of thinking. We will not all die, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Easter 3A in Quarantine: God Sightings. Then I discovered the card placed in the center of my bed. We are smart. Lent & Holy Week BEYOND Atonement! For none of us can do this kind of relentless, reckless abandon constantly. After the wind there was an earthquakebut YHWH was not in the earthquake. Call to Worship & Opening Prayer. Im in real danger of losing my ability to follow Jesus on what appears to all the world to be the foolish path of non-violent resistance to empire. But as it is, Christ has in fact been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep., Ah Paul, you sure know what youre doing! The eradication of poverty is the work of LOVE in the world, this world, here and now, on this wonderful bountiful planet, upon which there is already more than enough to nourish abundant life for all. For more than a decade and a half churches around the world have been relying on Sacredise for prayers, liturgies, sermon starters, and devotional materials to help them create worship gatherings that draw people in and that connect them more deeply with God, themselves, others, and our world. Anyone among you, those who aspires to greatness must serve the rest; whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all. As we toasted ourselves by the fire, my mind wandered back to the Cremation of Sam McGee and I wondered, if Id ever learn what strange things are done beneath the mid-night sun. He suffered and died because of his refusal to participate in the death-dealing violence of the world. I had just moved up to Jasper, Alberta, determined to make enough money during that summer, so that I could continue my backing excursions in Europe. This year, we at Holy Cross are giving up God for Lent. When humankind struggles, we all struggle together. Last week, I compiled a list of online video resources for worship. As the night lengthened, Jesus took a simple portion of bread. The truth is Humpty Dumpty was not an egg. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ They thought I was in danger of being tormented in the bowels of Hell for all eternity. What can Jesus teach us about God? In this, the 21st century, there is a movement among progressive Christians that focuses more on who Jesus was and why he had such an impact on the world rather than his death. 3 0 obj heaven and earth are full of your glory. Close with quote from Michael Morwood: In nature we see superb aspects of transformation in supernovas exploding and in their dying giving birth to new possibilities resurrection producing abundant life. McCourt asks: Who says its an egg?, Of course, its an egg. You created the universe and all living things. I have come that you might have life and live it abundantly.. Hell, I dont want to see it. towards ourselves and towards all living beings. The Gospel this morning comes to us from the anonymous Gospel storyteller that we know as John. var thisact = jQuery('#submission-action').val(); Growing up I had a very clear advantage as I developed my wrestling skills. Enjoy! Odd, long-vanished creatures and their tracks & shells are found; Pinging is currently not allowed. If I could, I would comfort the young woman I was by reassuring her that whatever the MYSTERY which we call God is, it is not a vengeful murderer whose thirst for a blood sacrifice, compelled Him and I do mean him, to come up with a plan which required violence, torture, and a slow, painful death. ), try clicking on the name of the season or celebration in the list of "Labels" at the lower right side of the page, or see this . jQuery(document).ready(function(){ Lord Jesus, come in glory. Then Grandma rubbed little Crystals back, held her close and gentle, but firmly said: Let it go, child. But suddenly, those who had waited in silence saw the egg crack and a phoenix bird emerge and immediately fly away into the mysterious nothingness leaving the seekers sitting in the broken shells of their religious presuppositions and carefully crafted ceremonies. *All: Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord! Especially not when the Pastor insisted that there were sinners in need of prayer and headed over to the two of us and gathered us all in a prayer, a like no prayer, Id ever been part of. 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. They were big giant killer whales, and we knew that we were their lunch. It was an epic trip on which my once innocent 20-year-old self learned to swig akvavit like a Viking. Resist reading into the parables a too small personal shepherd, woman, or father to act the part of a too small recklessly, foolish god. Let us confess our sins. The truth has left its living word for anyone to read. Anna and Steve were Pentecostals who were convinced that my slack Lutheran ways simply werent serious enough to earn me a coveted spot in the Heaven of their dreams. 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