It was barely nine oclock and the sun was already beginning to set. Leader: We give thanks to God the Father that our Savior, Jesus Christ, gave us this memorial of his sacrifice, until his coming again. that they may be washed away by the mercy of our risen Lord. and for the mission of justice you have made our own. Christ is risen! LORD'S PRAYER C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Crystals mother tried to move quickly without panicking. My childlike faith died that day. When I opened it, I found several passages of scripture written out in Annas immaculate style. Somehow, hed managed to secure me with what we professional wrestlers call an arm bar. On this Easter, we pray in Your name. 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. All glory and honor are yours, eternal God, now and forever. Shalom dear ones. What kind of body will they have? What a stupid question! My oh, my, oh my In my sacred imagination, I can see Paul sitting up from his letter writing and nodding as if to say, there that out to stop those endless arguments about the resuscitation of a corpse.. Human beings have one kind, animals have another, birds another, and fish another. But if this MYSTERY really is BEYOND the BEYOND and BEYOND that also, and we are in GOD and GOD is in us, then every character in every parable you have ever heard is in GOD and GOD is in every character. Frame 1: We are about to enter a world of life-giving beauty. } else { And then, just like that, we were back there, back in the unthinkable darkness our parents spoke about, the darkness of war in Europe. Repent from the Greek word metanoia to think new thoughts. Sure, it would be nice to just sit here in the relative comfort and safety of all that violence has built and maintained for us. Ive got to say that even though we shared the same weight class for most of our childhood, when it came to world class wrestling holds, I had him beat. Let us affirm the resurrection by living as Jesus lived, embodying the LOVE which IS the DIVINE MYSTERY. Our Hebrew storyteller paints such a vivid picture of the Thin Place in which Elijah stands. by our lack of courage to say yes to the Voice within. Send us your: ResourceEventNewsIdeasnow *All sing: (suggested: "I Serve a Risen Savior" or "Christ Our Lord Is Risen Today"). All risings of the human spirit are preceded by brokenness, loss or rejection. 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. /* After spending far too long cornered by Steve, who preached a gospel of not very good news, I was desperate to silence him, so, I reluctantly agreed to attend a Tuesday night youth service. 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. Followers of the Way are called to reject the myth of redemptive violence. He opened the scriptures, explaining everything; and they knew him in the breaking of the bread. Risen as he said! We pray with faith and confidence. jQuery(document).on('change', '#submission-action', function(){ They were both more than a little relieved to have Grandmas calming presence. We accept you into our bodies, into our lives. Follow Michelle L. Torigian on WordPress.com, musings about liturgical adventures, poetic journeys and such, Wednesday Prayer Searching for Gratitude. Jesus way did not include taking up the sword to achieve peace. Easter or New-life event. Long ago, when torture broke the remnant of his will, As a whale gently brushed the underside of the dingy, a strange calm came over me and I was not afraid. 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. Make them the food and drink of everlasting life, [After the Lords Prayer, the ministers and other worship leaders break the bread and place the pieces in baskets or on plates for distribution. Looking at it from any angle the . Remember those first gatherings of the people who followed Jesus teachings met in secret because they feared for their lives. There was work to do. All tears are part of the river of life. They must have seen me gazing at them, or at least I like to imagine they did. The proud questioned your power, devised your death. Justice without which there can be no peace. Jesus poured out his life in the service of LOVE. *All: Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord! Deep in flower and in flesh, in star and soil and seed, You all know this story. For we have been blessed with the ability to grasp so many more details about the Cosmos in which we live and move and have our being, than our ancestors could ever have imagined. What is sown is a perishable body, what is raised is incorruptible. Yet the story of Jesus Way of being in the world continued to be present among those who sought to live as Jesus lived. Robert Solon Jr. Sign up for our FREE monthly eNewsletter! This communion liturgy seeks to be worshipful, educational and inspirational. 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? Rejecting the concept of original sin or sin nature. Dying you destroyed our death, . 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. Practicing resurrection begins when we huddle together refusing to let our fears entomb us. we take these gifts that you have given us, this bread and this cup, We can be transfigured by the face of CHRIST which is revealed to us through the tears of all who suffer the ravages of injustice. The face of CHRIST which must be seen if we are to end this madness. Morning . I assumed that it had something to do with counting myself out of their way of worshipping. The liturgy was adapted by Dr. Bert Polman from a form prepared by the Liturgical Committee of the Christian Reformed Church for use during an Easter Service; this liturgy can be used for all Sundays in Eastertide. 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, Forget for a moment the layers of interpretations offered by generations of Jesus followers who have interpreted that little word ransom as some sort of cosmic escape clause offered by Jesus as a way out of the trials and tribulations of life on this planet. Through this prayer, the people of God sanctify the day by continual praise of God and prayers of intercession for the needs of the world. Gardens often provide a space for worship in a neutral setting outside the church for people to gather and share a faith experience. Children and youth might be used as servers and/or readers. A Liturgical and Devotional Guide for Lent. 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. Leader: For he is the true Lamb who has taken awaythe sins of the world.By his death he has destroyed death for us.By his rising again, he has restored life to us.Therefore, with the whole company of saintsin heaven and on earthWe worship and glorify you, God most holy,and we sing with joy: People sing: ("Good Christians, All Rejoice andSing," stanza 4)Your name we bless, O risen Lord,And sing today with one accordThe life laid down, the life restored.Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Just before my blow connected with its victim, I realized that I was doomed. If you are watching this on a screen, chances are that your own wealth far exceeds the expectations of billions of people struggling to survive on this planet. Christ is risen! 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, heaven and earth are full of your glory. God offered him, so that by his blood he should become the means by which peoples sins are forgiven through their faith in him. Now there are those that insist that it was the power of Jesus having been physically resuscitated from the dead that motivated his followers to change their lives and the lives of millions who have come after them. Forgive us, Merciful One. Such a strange dualism to entertain on the surface of a frozen lake, beneath a clear blue sky, staring out at a horizon, I have all too often entertained. 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? He offered Divine Life to all people suffering under worldly forces of death. Today, in the midst of colossal violence, it is long past time for us to see beyond our conditioning about what to believe about resurrection so that we can focus our attention on practicing resurrection. They may not want to hurl me off a cliff, although some have wished me dead, or at the very least judged and punished by their god of eternal torment. A Prayer for Sad Days of the Pandemic. Support our mission with a tax-deductible donation! You would be correct to conclude that I do believe in resurrection. Christ is risen! After two long years of isolation, I have learned how to block out the world. So it is with the resurrection of the dead. According to Paul, the earthly body; the physical body must die in order for the heavenly or the spiritual body to be born. 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. In those sepia images of sad, forlorn, frightened faces. Through this space and time together today, we celebrate the covenant that ties us with God, Jesus the Christ, our neighbors and creation. Far too many progressives ready to rebuke you for not being progressive enough. The concluding prayer of thanksgiving was (heavily) adapted from a prayer by Katherine Hawker. The PROMISED ONE has come not to be served, but to serveto give a ransom for the many. Sure, it is easy to scoff at billionaires squandering their ill-gotten gains on momentary flights of fancy. The term liturgy merely means "the . Abundant life is the Shalom we long for, for without justice there can be no peace, and without peace there can only be abundance for some and not for all. 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. He was teaching in the Galilean synagogues, and all were loud in their praise. And there was no official campsite back then. If we look at the stories that have been told about Jesus, the stories that have contributed so much to the creation of the idol that masquerades as the Mystery we call God, we discover a narrative that seems preoccupied with Jesus death. Sometimes boundaries must be crossed in order to achieve justice.Peace-making requires risk-taking, and the reckless abandonment of some things we hold very dear. We are not fallen creatures. Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. Suddenly, one of those magnificent monsters rubbed up against the bottom of our dingy. Evolving beyond the myth that violence can solve our problems, or bring us peace, is vital. The apostle Paul who was the first to write about Jesus, portrays Jesus as a doorway into the ultimate. As a kid, this Canadian epic always sparked my imagination, as I dreamed of those, strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold. for The Artic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold;The Northern Lights have seen queer sights and on and on it goes spinning a which always fills me with glee as I warm my soul by the heat of the cremation of Sam McGee, wondering about all the other strange things done in the mid-night sun. Fosdick Dr. NW #80 In the 17th century, Galileo Galilei a personal friend of the Pope, published a paper demonstrating that the sun could not possible revolve around the earth. Amen. Theologian Richard Rohr reminds us that the CHRIST is the Christian code word for REALITY. 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. *Leader: Grace be to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of kings on earth. towards ourselves and towards all living beings. You can skip to the end and leave a response. We rejoice that Jesus lives on, as we all will, in the reality we call God. <> God has sent me to proclaim liberty to those held captive, recovery of sight to those who are blind, and release to those in prison to proclaim the year of Gods favour. Rolling up the scroll, Jesus gave it back to the attendant and sat down. If you look into the dust for long enough and contemplate its mystery, you shall find a resurrection. Easter Grace Blessing May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us this day. Psalm 25:1-10. Continue reading . But way back then; the bay was only accessible by the most treacherous of logging roads. Do you still have a hold of that candy? Mmm humm. Instead, I was blessed by two, I dont know if they were my brothers or my sisters or one of each. Above the sky were the Heavens. So, Im trusting that it doesnt much matter whether or not you or I or anyone believes or doesnt believe in the physical resuscitation of Jesus corpse. We proclaim and celebrate this Easter season because it links Jesus with all life, with transformation, and with possibility of life beyond our imagining. But because I had been forced to grapple with something I could not at the time reconcile with the person of Jesus whom I loved. Resurrection is not a solitary endeavor. Frame 4: A smile from you can bring joy to anyone and everyone you encounter. I was prepared to move out on my terms, but not on some jumped up pastors terms. One: On this day, we shout Hallelujah! Maybe if we are unwilling to fight, all we can do is join our tears to the tears of that little Ukrainian family. Nor can I believe that Jesus saw YAHWEH, the GREAT I AM as a fool. 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. I just knew that if God really did come up with such a barbaric bargain, then God must be in league with the Devil himself. Not all of us are up to the challenges. I share these tears with you knowing full well that tears wont put an end to war, nor will they end our constant reliance upon violence to maintain a fragile peace. Christ the Lord is risen today Alleluia! Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote life. Whether your interpretation of the resurrection is literal or metaphorical, Easter morning is always welcome. 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. Continue reading . Do we have the courage to drink from the cup which Jesus offers to all who profess to follow him? ), The pattern of death and resurrection is the pattern of all our creating and all our loving. Resurrection is beauty appreciated, love shared, justice implemented. With humility, with awareness of the existence of life. endobj I dont think that Jesus, or his followers, or Luke, told these parables in order to teach their listeners about the character of YAHWEH. In a world driven mad with bloodlust, we peddle as pleasurable, fascinating, and entertaining, the kind of violence which can efficiently torture and kill distant populations at the push of a button. Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote the rocks. and for the mystery of life beyond death. But I can, even now hear these stories told to inspire resistance to the violence and injustice of empire, for the sake of justice and peace. Humans were cast out of the perfection of the garden and alienated for their creator. Easter is the sky that encloses the broken egg. We know that humans have been evolving over millennia. United States . The precious vase had been handed down from her great-grandmother to her grandmother, to her mother. If there is a natural body, then there is also a spiritual body., Theres more, lots more, but lets just stop and catch ou breath. Creator of Our Earth: We celebrate the shifting of seasons from one to the next. For far too long, my conditioning caused me to see this story as the story about casting away doubts and believing in Jesus physical resurrection. The Risen One comes with hands full of love. all nourished from the same source of life. var thisact = jQuery('#submission-action').val(); By stem and root and branch we trace, by feather, fang and fur, Yes! Alleluia! You can see it in the reckless passion of justice-seekers fighting for affordable housing, equitable healthcare, and food security. These tiny, humble, wordless things how shall they tell us lies? Grandma took a good look at the vase that used to sit on her mothers kitchen table all those years ago. Change). Lets extend our hands over one another for a final blessing: May you have the power to live life fully. However, Pete goes on, there are moments when I affirm that resurrection, few and far between as they are. The people of Israel have abandoned your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death by the sword. Its not all about you. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all:everyone has sinned and is far away from Gods saving presence. I do deny the resurrection and Im guessing that you do too! 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. (from Heidelberg Catechism Q & A 45). Through this meal which has stood the test of time, we covenant to love you, God. The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 148, Easter 5C, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2016. What can we see in the wounds which are depicted in this story? 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? Perhaps someone will ask, How are the dead to be raised up? Morning Prayer. Justice is what LOVE looks like in the world. Let us be reckless in our LOVing, Grounded in our service, outrageously generous in our ransoming life on this planet. He was teaching in the Galilean synagogues, and all were loud in their praise. The colossal profits we offer up to billionaires are not simply the result of corporate greed. It is the vison of the foolish who are prepared to risk it all for the sake of what we have lost, the SHALOM we long for. One day, Elijah demanded of the voice, I have been very zealous for YHWH God Omnipotent. Practicing resurrection requires that we gather sharing our gifts, talents and treasure for the good of all. Salvation is not about saving us for life after death. So, rather than side-step the subject of resurrection, I decided to include both readings today. 'It is always Springtime in the heart that loves God.'. They were big giant killer whales, and we knew that we were their lunch. Resist reading into the parables a too small personal shepherd, woman, or father to act the part of a too small recklessly, foolish god. by Alydia Smith. We just knew what we knew. (SYSJ). May we remember to give out the grace and forgiveness that you have freely given us, Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote the sky. %PDF-1.5 He enacted peace in the midst of violence, love in the face of hate, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts of bread and cup. The response is Alithos Aneste! *The ThanksgivingLeader: Lift up your hearts. God is with you! Surrounded by a treasured family heirloom, desperately clinging to a treasure. As different as night and day these 21st century events are brought into focus by the first century story which just happens to be the assigned Gospel reading for this Sunday. 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. While greasing her childs wrist like a cake pan, she asked the obvious mother question. How in the world did you do this, child? Crystal carefully explained that she had dropped candy down into the vase to see if she could still see it when it was at the very bottom. */ Only a fool Would rather be relentlessly looking for one small, lone coin when nine, known and countable, are all that are really needed. 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. Imagine knowing everything there is to know about that final day in Memphis, about the motel, about the people who were on that balcony when Dr. King was shot, about the shooter, the gun that was used, about the funeral procession, the grieving, and about the people who tried to go on walking in the ways of Dr. King. 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? 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. After all, could one rise without a body to rise in? Home becomes a tomb when flexibility vanishes, awareness contracts and adventure disappears. The ravages inflicted by Rome were as horrendous as any barbaric acts of war the world has ever seen. Now this doesnt really present much of a problem with the first two parables of loss. What seemed lifeless now abounds with life, new possibilities and delights. jQuery('#submit-action').click(); Strip away our biased convictions so that through our selfless giving we can gaze clearly on your vision for our lives. Yesterday, I travelled out onto the frozen surface of Lake Simcoe. Having this "catch-cry" as a . I suspect that even offering all you have to a wastrel and a scoundrel is worth a shot if it means finding peace. So, let us begin with our own lives, our own daily challenges, let us strip ourselves of our own entanglements with violence. }); 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 lived for this. and proclaim the Resurrected Christ who offers life to all. But there were no tears to be seen. Limitations which the evolving nature of our understanding of reality compel us to reject. View the full Worship Video for the Second Sunday of Easter below, CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD the Worship Bulletin. You are invited to this table of life as we join with each other and seek communion with God. On first inspection Divinity appeared to the seekers to be like a luminous egg, well rounded, self contained, completely clothed in light and amenable to definition. Amen. For he is risen, and nothing separates us from Gods love! Why they decided to cut your off before you made your point, well thats a sermon for another day. Only a fool would leave to search for the stray who might be wounded, damaged, dying, not interested in being rescued. Do you grant permission to use (with credit) for worship? Or study cells, or living things, seek truth with open hand. Sign up for an account and get your newsletters right away! (BL), www.methodist.org.nz/resources/hymns/boundlesslife, http://www.methodist.org.nz/resources/hymns/the_mystery_telling, Singing the Sacred, Vol 1 2011 World Library Publications, Jesus Christ is alive and lives in me. Jesus knew this. When we focus upon the life of Jesus of Nazareth rather than the death of Jesus, we can begin to hear some of the things that Jesus was passionate about. 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. *Leader: Congregation of Jesus Christ, since the Lord has blessed us with his Word (and Holy Supper), let us praise his name with thanksgiving. Do we have the courage to hear the word ransom as sacrifice? to be for us the way, the truth, and the life. Christ was alive to those early followers. 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. LOVE and not violence. MEDITATION Music: In the Garden Eddie Watkins. We are kin to beasts; no other answer can we bring. Beatitude Nine: Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 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. Jesus Now, Easter Day. heaven and earth are full of your glory. To climb down from our lofty positions of wealth and privilege in order to serve the poor? There are heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies. Not all bodies are the same. After what seemed like hours but was probably just a few minutes, the whales moved on and I was left to clumsily put words onto the depth of my experiences, in what the ancient Celts would call a Thin Place; a place where the lines between the ordinary and the sacred are thin, and we can see, feel, touch, hear the MYSTERY which lies at the very heart of reality. Please come, the meal is ready. 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. There is real wisdom, Lord, in the adage. Prayer of Communion The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Jesus. Sign up for an account and get your newsletters right away! I knew I was about to drown. His Blue Origin may not be able to penetrate as deeply into space as Elon Musks Space Ex, but his thrusters are straining just enough to catch up with Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic. !P$: \6M8eQU@}gv4f~ _W $>5b?hVQqD%cf(HC +l8Z%ooP~>Q?(`0j4PCI3lho"`1R1ZZsMf7sNG? Well, like, this egg falls off the wall and if you study biology or physics, you know you can never put an egg back together again. 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. 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