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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. May we be transfigured by her courage to do our part to turn her mourning into dancing. by our unbelief and lack of understanding of Gods presence in us. The text beginning with the Invitation is read by pastor and people from the hymnal. Give us today our daily bread. Crystal cried out, Mommy Im stuck. She used warm soapy water to try to loosen the toddlers hand, which was stuck all right. Resist the distractions of all that we have, all our treasures, our land, our homes, all the trappings of the empires in which we are entangled. reflections upon the Death of God Lent 3, Giving Up GOD for Lent the Journey Begins Lent 1, Commemorating Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), Lent: Letting Go of Our Tightly Held Piety to See Our Need of Confession, METANOIA the First Words Out of Jesus' Mouth - Mark 1:14-15, Like Nicodemus we have blinders on! The pastor is often on vacation; the choir scales back. Let us pray for an abundance of health, for prosperity, and for joy. (from Heidelberg Catechism Q & A 45). The SPIRIT of DIVINITY is within us! Galileo recanted, but the Earth is moving still Now the green blade rises from the buried grain; Wheat that in dark earth for may days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love is come again like wheat that rises green. He greets us with peace the world does not know, he give us peace the world cannot give. Anybody??? The Resurrection is witness to the golden incandescence at the heart of life which neither suffering nor death can destroy. Life finds a way. Do you still have a hold of that candy? Mmm humm. Last week, I compiled a list of online video resources for worship. The distortion of maps deceived me into believing that it would be a short trip from Bergen to Narvik. April 17, 2022 (Readings on USCCB website) . But by the free gift of Gods grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free. Morning Prayer. After warming myself on my cars heating vent, I caught sight of sundog begin to emerge as the Sun was still setting. Then Grandma rubbed little Crystals back, held her close and gently, but firmly said: Let it go, child. O Easter God, who shatters all the familiar tombs which we create, enable us to move beyond slavish conformity either to old understandings or to new fashions and with joy embrace your ever-changing, ever challenging future. Let me remind you that a generation before our anonymous gospel-storyteller wrote his account of Thomas doubts, somewhere around the years 50 to 53, the Apostle Paul wrote in his first letter to the Corinthian followers of the Way, that such questions about physical resurrection were in fact stupid. That is the gospel, the message that I preached to you. Happy are we to be called to this Eucharistic celebration. In my mind, I saw old black and white faded images of other little families. The underwater sight of two killer whales caused me to open my mouth to scream and water rushed into my lungs. Youre not a lost sheep, or a lost coin, or even a lost child. Crystal sobbed. Indeed, we are shown to be false witnesses of God, for we solemnly swore that God raised Christ from the deadwhich did not happen if in fact the dead are not raised. I dont know about you but for most of my life I have been taught that the place to learn about God is the Bible. Little Crystal was only two and a half years old when she got hopelessly stuck. Living the Questions is happy to join other Michael Morwood fans in welcoming the arrival of Michael's newest book, Prayers for Progressive Christians. Heaven above the Earth and Hell below, all depending upon a smile or a frown from the omniscient god, Himself confined to sit in judgement in a celestial realm from which He sent His Son, to save creatures of His own creation from their own depravity. MEDITATION ON THE BREATH OF LIFE (Psalm 46:10a) Needed: a leader to welcome the people and lead the meditation. It was quite a beginning to what promises to be an exciting journey. Still no luck. and for the mystery of life beyond death. With visions of a grand and glorious past they were free from the dangers of the violence being wrought upon their world by the forces of the Roman Empire. Life in the spirit continues in ways beyond our imagining. We believe that death is not the end, but rather a transformation into new possibilities. Suddenly, in the tears of that little Ukrainian family, I began to see the tears of generations of weepers. Our very own lifestyles, demand what they are selling. Thanks be to all that is HOLY! 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? It is right. 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. Non-violent resistance is dangerous. view on video. Jesus suffered the worst of his worlds violence. Amen. My own desire to resist the urge to respond to violence with violence weakens with every report of the injustices perpetrated as innocent lives are lost. So, it should not surprise us that our ancestors in the faith, projected onto the DIVINITY the kind of personality which resonates in a culture where violence is seen as the answer to chaos. Alas, the power of Pauls rhetoric has waned over the centuries. Fortunately, the youth hostel was full, and we were forced to hike up and out of town to find a suitable spot to pitch our tents. I had three jobs, but back in the day, the grocery store, and the Legion Hall, where I worked as a cashier and a waitress, they closed on Sundays. One clear shot and Putin would be gone. Amen. You can peruse my notes for the service in the pdf of my missal here. Let us pray: May each of us be aware of the Spirit of God within us today and respond to the Good News, we pray. We trust that with your grace present, even the smallest act of kindness, the shortest practice of goodness, or the slightest gesture of generosity can have significance well beyond all expectations. First of all, I hadnt been born again, and then there was the dancing, and as for my serving beer to the crowd at the Legion, well, my roommates were concerned. Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote the world. 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. Amen. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven, Most of us have travelled far above the Earth, we have sailed through the clouds and we know that there is no heaven up there. What could have changed these bumbling, terrified, betrayers, abandoners, who seemed to be always getting things wrong, into a bunch of leaders who began a movement that spread throughout the Empire within their own life-times and then based on the power of their witness, spread throughout the world and continues to nourish and sustain millions of people from generation to generation? It began to seem like the only way to get Crystals hand out was to break the family heirloom. I will only attempt to take you where this story took me out there on the ice of Lake Simcoe. As Jesus invited his friends to drink, mindful of a relationship of love and trust between ourselves and the spirit of life, } John 1:1-5, Captain Kirk and His Merry Band of Billionaires! var thisact = jQuery('#submission-action').val(); Is that right?, 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. It wasnt about believing in resurrection it was about practicing resurrection. Repent from the Greek word metanoia to think new thoughts. The people of Israel have abandoned your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death by the sword. Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote the rocks. LOVE and not violence. Disco dancing is one thing, but being slain in the SPIRIT, well lets just say, Theres a reason Im a Lutheran pastor. Michelle L. Torigian. Although she has never been canonized by the Roman Catholic Church she is venerated in both the Lutheran and Anglican churches. You will find service ideas, readings, prayers, seasonal resources and much more-many you can search by scripture text. Christ the Lord is risen today Alleluia! Justice without which there can be no peace. Im afraid that sacrificing more than just a pittance of my own wealth and privilege wont accomplish much more than landing me among povertys captives. //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); Many: On this day, we embrace faith by committing to love in action. 2 0 obj ELOHIM, the GOD who is the feminine plural of MAJESTY, said to Elijah: Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of YHWEH, for YAHWEH is about to pass by. Imagine the MYSTERY, which is the I AM, the very essence of BEING is about to pass by. In this way God shows that he himself is righteous and that he puts right everyone who believes in Jesus. (Romans 3:21-26), Below these passages, Anna wrote: Repent and believe! He urged them: Remember me. The term liturgy merely means "the . If you cannot bear to look upon the face of CHRIST, thats ok. Just stop this video and take a moment or two to pray. Resurrection is not about the physical resuscitation of a corpse. 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. Jesus existed within time whereas the CHRIST exists in and beyond time. Social Justice Lectionary, Bruce Sweet, 2014. What a stupid argument. As a Pharisee, Paul believed in the resurrection of the dead and certainly he believed that Jesus had been raised from the dead. I expect things to be resolved. High above the mountaintops, where only distance bars, My friend and radical theologian Peter Rollin says it much better than I ever could. I also want you to resist making the story all about you. Gardens often provide a space for worship in a neutral setting outside the church for people to gather and share a faith experience. Not even our fear, even fear expressed in domination, greed, hatred and violence, not even fear of death, can kill the LOVE which lies at the very heart of all that is, and rises again and again, whenever and wherever, arrogance is ransomed by humility, fear is ransomed by courage, hatred is ransomed by kindness, violence is ransomed by justice, war is ransomed by peace, greed is ransomed by generosity, and self-centredness is ransomed by service to others. (SYSJ). After the earthquake came a firebut YHWH was not in the fire. We jumped into the rubber dingy, and we paddled as fast as we could, determined to chase whales. jQuery.noConflict(); How dare I flirt with new ways of understanding REALITY, new discoveries about the Cosmos, new theories about the nature of human consciousness? ), The pattern of death and resurrection is the pattern of all our creating and all our loving. Congregational Prayers (may be solicited), which may be preceded by other joyful and appropriate responses to the Easter Gospel. 2021 All rights Reserved | Site by Fix8, Communion: SALTs Lectionary Commentary for Twelfth Week after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Commentary John 6:51-58, Three and One: SALTs Lectionary Commentary for Trinity Sunday, What Does This Mean? 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According to this story, a bunch of rag-tag Jesus followers were huddled together in fear. if ( '' != thisact ) { I expect solutions. So that its not just the characters actions which are pointed to as the workings of DIVINITY, but the characters themselves are viewed as stand ins or symbols of GOD Himself or Herself. We thank you, God, for the incredible gift of Jesus, the Word made flesh. Pray deeply, reverently, and then fast-forward to the music. To live the mystery is to flesh the idea and to share Resurrection. Longing to experience and share the fullness of Life that you offer, Now greet each other with Easter peace! A Prayer for Sad Days of the Pandemic. These liturgies immerse us into the immen-sity of our calling: Christ's passion and passage have been completed. 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. Every time I do not serve my neighbour, every time I walk away from the poor. In the face of the pastors shouts, I stood as still as I could muster. Whether your interpretation of the resurrection is literal or metaphorical, Easter morning is always welcome. Risen Christ, The world despised and rejected you. A neighbour suggested Vaseline. The LOVE which is the SACRED MYSTERY which is the LOVE that we call GOD. Blessings on your Holy Week observance and Easter celebrations! Jesus said, I have come that they might have life and may live it abundantly! LIFE and not death. We are kin to beasts; no other answer can we bring. Alleluia! window.location.replace('https://progressivechristianity.org/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); My first conscious memory of hearing the BAT KOL, the Daughter of a Sound, the still small voice of DIVINITY happened on a sojourn into a Thin Place during a summer camping trip when I was just 13. read more Progressive Christian Lent Course 2015 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. Are we prepared to make sacrifices in order to ransom those who suffer the indignities of the hell we have created here on Earth for the one and a half billion people held in the captivity of poverty? Father's Day Video "Foster Kid Father's Day". Surely, today, when troops are again amassing in Europe and the world cant seem to sake itself loose from the myth of redemptive violence, surely today, it is time for us to move beyond thinking of DIVINITY as the ultimate purveyor of violence and Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice. Included here are just a few calls to worship, prayers, Scripture passages, and songs you can use in your Easter worship. We share this bread and drink, as Jesus shared a Passover meal with his disciples, and we partake of it together as our pledge of openness to the Spirit of Love in our midst, and as our remembrance of Jesus who invited us to do even greater things than he did. Somehow the Parliamentarians managed with their smaller cannons or battering rams to shatter the wall and the cannon, Humpty Dumpty came tumbling down, shattered, irreparable. Through a simple meal of grain and grape, we, your children, unite. Let us be LOVE in the world. 'It is always Springtime in the heart that loves God.'. Today, thanks to daylight savings time, the earth hasnt quickened its course around the sun. The apostle Paul, both a Jew and a Roman citizen, would have known from the perspective of both the conquer and the conquered the Roman motto, vini, vedi, vici I came, I saw, I conquered. Just as Jesus empowered the people he encountered to believe in themselves, we want you to walk away with an awareness not of how ordinary you are not of how unworthy you are but an awareness of your greatness and lovability. Sunday between November 27 and December 3. While the first century story told by the anonymous gospel-storyteller we call Mark, sees the sons of Zebedee, jockeying for coveted seats at the right and left hand of Jesus, our 21st century story portray the contrasting circumstances of wannabe-astronauts blasting far above our planet with scarcely a thought for the 150 million or so who will slip into the depths of poverty before this year ends. Evoking the presence of the Great Compassion, let us fill our hearts with our own compassion. Dont try to see yourself as a character in the story. It was written by Gord Waldie. We proclaim and celebrate this Easter season because it links Jesus with all life, with transformation, and with possibility of life beyond our imagining. We ask you to bless this bread and this cup. Now, talk of the mid-night sun always took me back to my childhood memories of my Dad reciting the Robert Service poem, the Cremation of Sam McGee. Lets try to focus on what is actually happening in the story. }); 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. The irony of having Pauls rhetoric used as a bludgeon by those who insist on a physical resuscitation of Jesus corpse, well the irony is lost on most Bible thumping fundamentalists who have engaged me with their own brand of humourless rhetoric. If you have already donated, thank you! And our Creator needs us to pay for our sinfulness. Anyway, we did what any self-respecting kid would have done in our position. Even though Jesus knew he would be betrayed and deserted by those at this supper, he still continued to join them at the table, sharing time and space with whom he grew closest. Breathe in the goodness of that space. What mechanisms do I use to attempt to tame the untamable wind of Gods Spirit? /* Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. This despite the fact that the biblical author of the book of Joshua wrote that God stopped the rotation of the sun around the earth in order to provide Joshua with an extended period of daylight in which to kill his enemies. Jesus taught this. 3:5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. Well, with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek let me blame it on a dog. We remember that he was laid in a borrowed grave. When soap didnt work she reached for the butter. It is a scary proposition for a pastor to venture out on a journey without the familiar trappings of familiar liturgy. What tombs are there in the Church that exercise the same function? Contemplating the miracle that these parables survived, were told over and over again, written down and preserved by people persecuted by empire, I have to believe that they are more than nice little stories all about how we should live.They have to be more than mere speculation about the character of YAHWEH, casting the CREATOR of ALL that is, was, and ever more shall be as a fool. It wasnt until this endless loop exposed the presence of yet another face of CHRIST that I begin to be transfigured. His expression too smug. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of our God. Give us the gifts of this holy communion , [This triple blessing and sending/commissioning may be delivered by three different voices.]. Weve heard these interpretations of Jesus life, death, and resurrection so many times that they have almost become indistinguishable from the idol that we have created to stand in for the Mystery that we call God. Remember the precarious nature of the lives of the people who first heard these parables. Because if the dead are not raised, then Christ is not raised, and if Christ is not raised, your faith is worthless. Let us be LOVE in the world, by fearlessly serving the poor. When I arrived, the place was empty, and I thought I was going to make a clean get-away. It is beautiful! The Risen One comes with hands full of love. It can be deadly. It is an image which will not leave me. All risings of the human spirit are preceded by brokenness, loss or rejection. Christ is risen! She looked at the miserable look on her grand-daughters face, and she said, Crystal, sweetheart. Send us your: ResourceEventNewsIdeasnow SALTs Lectionary Commentary for Lent 3, Cross Purposes: SALTs Lectionary Commentary for Lent 2, Change Your Life: SALTS Lectionary Commentary for Lent 1, What Freedom Is For: SALTs Lectionary Commentary for Epiphany Week 5, Revised Common Lectionary Commentary Mark 1, Revised Common Lectionary Commentary Mark 1:29-39, Revised Common Lectionary Commentary Isaiah 40:21-31, What Is Salvation? by Alydia Smith and the Rev. Only a fool, would run head-long, open armed to kiss such a wayward fool, extravagantly bestow more household treasures, and expect the faithful to join in the rejoicing.Only a fool, would cajole the self-righteous, indignant child to join the celebration. The Apostle Paul wrote his first letter to the followers of Jesus Way in Corinth, about 20 years after Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried. Where, O Death is your victory? REPENT God Loses His Home. Today, we celebrate this earth-shaking love of Jesus a love that sent him to the cross and a love that lives eternally with us, encouraging us to live a resurrected life. Leader: Let us pray.Lord God, send your Holy Spirit upon us, that the bread which we break may be to us the communion of the body of Christ, and the cup which we bless the communion of his blood. Continue reading . LONG LIVE GOD! Progressive Christianity USA's Liturgy Project The USA-based Liturgy Project provides hundreds of liturgical posts by authors around the globe. we invite your Spirit to lead us ever more faithfully to be the body of Christ in the world. Christ is risen indeed! 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. Only a fool would be such a steward as this. I only know that they appeared to follow in my footsteps in the snow as they ventured out to the place where the Cosmos had made itself known to me. Creator of Our Earth: We celebrate the shifting of seasons from one to the next. window.location.replace('https://progressivechristianity.org/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); They all knew the dangers of traveling to Jerusalem. We may watch and study or may shudder and deny, If you have already donated, thank you! Whenever the news became more than I thought I could bear, I just switched it off. On this Easter, we pray in Your name. The word literally translates as EL the generic term for a god, put together with the feminine form of the word for majesty so clearly LORD is not a correct translation for ELOHIM the God who is described as more than one QUEEN?) Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.". Fosdick Dr. NW #80 //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); Amen. Our continued evolution relies upon our ability to metanoia, to move beyond primitive ways of thinking. *Leader: O sing unto the Lord, for he has done excellent things. *All sing: ("Alleluia, Alleluia! */ by our lack of courage to say yes to the Voice within. We take wine and drink, as Jesus invited his friends to drink, I dont know about you but when that giant phallic ship was trusting into the wild blue yonder, I became somewhat indignant. We give thanks for the spirit of new life active in our lives as it was in the life of Jesus. We celebrate the risen Christ in our midst. We are free to embrace this LOVE, to walk in this LOVE, and to be this LOVE. I can hear them now, those held captive to by our ancestors limited understanding, I can hear them. All rights reserved. My childlike faith died that day. Let us confess our sins. Whether your interpretation of the resurrection is literal or metaphorical, Easter morning is always welcome. It took the Church until 1991 to concede that Galileo and not the writer of Joshua was right and that the Earth did indeed revolve around the Sun. The concluding prayer of thanksgiving was (heavily) adapted from a prayer by Katherine Hawker. and we bless the earth and all that fills it. Jesus reveals CHRIST. We were Stayin Alive, Stayin Alive all week long, working toward Saturday Night Fever, when we Should Be Dancing, dancing the night away. 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. May the Spirit open our souls in order for us to see humanity, God and creation through the eyes of Jesus. This, dear ones, is Good News indeed! You would be correct to conclude that I do believe in resurrection. 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. The Gospel this morning comes to us from the anonymous Gospel storyteller that we know as John. } else { with the Source and Sustainer of all that exists. Not because I had been driven out of my home. May our hearts be filled with wisdom and spirit so that we may listen to the Spirit, the Voice Within that always guides us toward our sacred self and what is best for us. Im not talking about some Pollyanna notion of passivity in the face of violence, and I know that we are not going to solve our addiction to violence anytime soon. Free from misguided struggles to appease the idol god of our design, we are free to see beyond our blind self-centered desire for a life beyond this life, free to see the face of DIVINITY in our neighbours face, free to see DIVINITY in the majesty of the Cosmos, and in the beauty of the Earth. What can Jesus teach us about God? Only a fool Would rather be relentlessly looking for one small, lone coin when nine, known and countable, are all that are really needed. 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. The Prayer of Thanksgiving. Thats where youre opponent wrenches your arm behind your back and applies just enough pressure to cause pain, but not enough to break anything. delivered us from slavery to sin and death, and made us a new people. Thank you, Divine Crafter of the Table, for fashioning us a holy meal unites us with the Body of Christ. Your mommy told me that you reached into the vase for candy. May 23, 2022 | Father's Day, Mini-Movies. The eradication of poverty lies not in our efforts to escape the challenges of life in this world, here on this planet. In both Ukraine and in Russia a wounded CHRIST is struggling to rise from death. Alison Etter. A reading from 1st Corinthians chapter 13: When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child. 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. Now, today, let us become Good News for the poor, let us embrace our freedom to be LOVE in the world! I compiled a list of online video resources for worship progressive easter liturgy a neutral setting outside Church... 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