People: First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in therighteousness he won for us by his death.Second, by his power we tooare already now resurrected to a new life.Third, Christ's resurrectionis a guarantee of our glorious resurrection.This is our faith and hope. The truth has left its footprints in the dust between the stars. From desert cliff and mountaintop we trace the wide design, One: It is through our neighbors and creation that we see the rising of Christ, O God. What can progressive Christians say about the story of Easter? But she couldnt see it, so she reached in for her candy and thats when she got stuck and she couldnt get her hand back out. Bunnies remind us of all the animals You made, and all the beautiful things You created. Resurrection is a statement of how reality works. 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. Some will hurl the text at me in ways which communicate their anger, their disgust, and in some cases their hatred of me. One: On this day, we embrace the grace which reaches from the tomb. Others, they looked confused and terrified as they are loaded on board trains. Sadly, far too many of us have been conditioned to look for what we have been conditioned to see instead of what is all around us, if we could only see beyond our conditioning. 4810 Pt. Ive told this story before, but then havent we all heard the story of Thomas, every Easter. The pastor is often on vacation; the choir scales back. Thanks be to all that is HOLY! It was an epic trip on which my once innocent 20-year-old self learned to swig akvavit like a Viking. This year, we at Holy Cross are giving up God for Lent. Letting go isnt as simple as it sounds. Think of ransom as a way out of captivity to Empire. Support our mission with a tax-deductible donation! On this Easter, we pray in Your name. So, when I was preparing for this worship service, I confess I was tempted to leave out the reading from 1st Corinthians 15 which is prescribed for this particular Sunday by the Revised Common Lectionary. And after the fire came a still small voice., A still small voice. Our English translations do not do the HEBREW justice. I expect things to be resolved. we gratefully receive the Easter offering. Alleluia! Death is vanquished. 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? */ Thats the thing with stories, one story, if it is even remotely engaging, that one story will inevitably lead to many more stories. Whenever the news became more than I thought I could bear, I just switched it off. So, let us repent. window.location.replace('https://progressivechristianity.org/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); The Earth was flat. Neither Anna nor I knew we were engaged in a long pointless argument which had been going on since round about the fourth century. We remember that his disciples met him on the road. 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. None of us believe that we live in a three-tiered universe. According to the story humans are in bondage to sin and we cannot free ourselves. You see Paul was skilled in the ancient art of rhetoric and would recognize my own rhetoric for what it is. !P$: \6M8eQU@}gv4f~ _W $>5b?hVQqD%cf(HC +l8Z%ooP~>Q?(`0j4PCI3lho"`1R1ZZsMf7sNG? 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. When Grandma finally arrived, both Crystal and her mother were almost hysterical. High above the mountaintops, where only distance bars, As individuals, we often find peace, comfort, and a close connection to God in a garden. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Jesus. It was a very quiet little voice deep down inside of me, at least I think it was inside of me. (LogOut/ After two long years of isolation, I have learned how to block out the world. Posted by mictori in Church Life, Holidays, Liturgy, Pop, Communion, Communion Liturgy, Easter, Easter Communion, Easter Communion Liturgy, Easter Morning, Liturgy, non-violent Communion, progressive Christianity, Resurrection. Steve and Anna were very quiet on the ride home. The grace and passion to love wastefully, CLOSING We Will Rise Again David Haas, *Parts of the liturgy were taken and modified from Michael Morwoods Praying a New Story, **Slideshow was taken and modified from Sapphire Productions. For years I reigned as the champion of our little world! Click HERE to DOWNLOAD the Worship Bulletin, ONE with the LOVE which permeates the Cosmos! So, if Jesus isnt describing the characteristics of a personified deity, is Jesus actually teaching us how to embody the LOVE which is DIVINITY here in the world? jQuery(document).ready(function(){ 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. . 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. 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. Believe it or not, my wrestling skills actually helped me rise to the level of a world champion wrestler. The word liturgy means "the work of the people", and it is here that the poetry of prayer finds form and structure. 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. Faced with the task of communicating the gospel, the early followers of the risen Christ, began to articulate experiences of the risen Christ in ways that the Greek influenced Roman Empire could understand giving rise (pardon the pun), giving rise to the question of a physical resurrection. Now let us greet one another: I honor the Divinity Within you Namaste Peace. Now, O God, with grateful hearts we remember Jesus. - Trinity Sunday, Moon-Dancing Bears, Jesus and Nicodemus: a sermon on John 3:1-17. Crystals mother called for re-enforcements. You simply asked the members of the First Nation for permission to pitch your tents on their land. Let it be so among us. Ever since they began to practice resurrection, people have been trying to figure out exactly what may have happened. Salvation is about making us whole, ONE with one another and ONE with the ONE who is as Jesus taught with his very life is the LOVE we call GOD. Winter gives way to sprin Remember how many times these parables must have been told before they were written down. It is an image which will not leave me. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Jesus. 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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! No wonder Jesus took Peter, John, and James up there to pray. Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote life. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13. } read more More Poetry Week of February 5, 2023 "Less is more." McCourt asks: Who says its an egg?, Of course, its an egg. A Liturgical and Devotional Guide for Lent. Sign up for our FREE monthly eNewsletter! Easter is the sky that encloses the broken egg. The distortion of maps deceived me into believing that it would be a short trip from Bergen to Narvik. And God called thefirmamentHeaven.. Too many Hollywood movies tempt me to flirt with violence, as I yearn for some secret agents to just take him out! by acting as if we were disconnected and separate from God, our neighbor, and our world. Beginning with the traditional opening from Charles Wesley, this moves into a progressive Christian expression of resurrection. ), 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 . As Jesus invited his friends to drink, mindful of a relationship of love and trust between ourselves and the spirit of life, 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. Everyone knows that.. Thank you, God, for life in the Spirit of Jesus. For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. This question has generated more than a few sermons of its own. Letting go of our carefully crafted and tightly held images of the ONE who IS the SOURCE of ALL BEING is a daunting task. On this her Feast Day, let us commemorate Julian of Norwich, who is perhaps one of the greatest English Mystics. }); 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. Then Grandma rubbed little Crystals back, held her close and gently, but firmly said: Let it go, child. He greets us with peace the world does not know, he give us peace the world cannot give. 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. Contact Us. Frame 3: Stop and smell the roses everyday. We know we still have work to do. I fumbled for my phone and hopped out into the frigid air desperate to capture a photograph which has always eluded me. You can skip to the end and leave a response. The first face of CHRIST belongs to a Ukrainian Father who is struggling to say good-bye to his young daughter. <>>> Instead, I was blessed by two, I dont know if they were my brothers or my sisters or one of each. United States According to Paul, the earthly body; the physical body must die in order for the heavenly or the spiritual body to be born. For a mere $450,000 dollars you could join these daring old men in their flying machines. Christianitys morbid preoccupation with Jesus violent death will not usher in the Kin-dom of DIVINITY which Jesus lived for. Father's Day Video "Foster Kid Father's Day". (1 Kings 19:1-12) It is about a prophet named Elijah, who was struggling to understand the will of the they knew as YHWH, the HEBREW name for the MYSTERY we call God, which can be translated as I AM, WHO AM or I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE or the GREAT I AM. The SPIRIT of DIVINITY is BEYOND Creation, BEYOND the Cosmos, even as it is in, and with, and through, all of Creation, all of the Cosmos. Out or on the Fringe of the Church. There is so much more we can do and offer our readership with your support! One of the main attractions at Pachena Bay were the pods of whales that are attracted to the bay. And he took a cup, and when he had given . You see the Pentecostal church was located down in the neighboring town of Hinton, about an hours drive away. You are saved by the gospel if you hold firmly to it unless it was for nothing that you believed. 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. In an instant I wiggled free, spun around and connected with what I figured would be a fatal blow. We ask you to bless this bread and this cup. There is so much more we can do and offer our readership with your support! Continue reading . 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. I assumed that it had something to do with counting myself out of their way of worshipping. However, Pete goes on, there are moments when I affirm that resurrection, few and far between as they are. 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. Written by Rev. It is a lovely liturgical offering. We celebrate the risen Christ in our midst. } But it cannot be like that with you. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ Then he said to them, Today, in your hearing, this scripture passage is fulfilled. (Luke 4:14-21). Your rhetoric is sublime! var thisact = jQuery('#submission-action').val(); % 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. But we can do something, and we can work together. jQuery('#submit-action').click(); //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); But like so many athletes, when my status changed from amateur to professional, I lost my championship status and although I still qualify as a professional wrestler, and I like to see myself as a champion, Im no longer what you would call world-class. Growing up I had a very clear advantage as I developed my wrestling skills. Not all of us are up to the challenges. var thisact = jQuery('#submission-action').val(); Congregational Prayers (may be solicited), which may be preceded by other joyful and appropriate responses to the Easter Gospel. Repent: Metanoia: to think new thoughts Let us repent, metanoia Let us think new thoughts. Ready: Perhaps some will ask, How are the dead to be raised up? You can skip to the end and leave a response. The congregation is encouraged to move around the sanctuary. So, let me get to the point, so that those who like nothing better than to use the Bible to bludgeon anyone who dares to stray from their narrow understanding of the text, they can simply hit ALL CAPS in their keyboards, without having to read any further. We need to reach our year-end fundraising goal that will determine what we can do for 2023. 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. Faith and EthicsKaren Armstrong is amongst a group of religious scholars who have noted that the essential teaching of each of the major religions usually includes some version of "love your neighbour". 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. Frame 17: Look for the resurrections in your life. I was suspicious of the kind of youth I would meet on a Tuesday at a Pentecostal church, I convinced a fellow chambermaid to come along with me, so that if we had to, Id have company as I hitch-hiked my way back to Jasper. We thank you, God, for all the love You've given us and for the gift of Jesus. window.location.replace('https://progressivechristianity.org/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); and for the mystery of life beyond death. Even though we may be worshiping in individual spaces, Through the Spirit, we are forever united. Let us be LOVE. But sometimes letting go is the only way to preserve the integrity of the heirloom. Well, we never did manage to escape. So, rather than side-step the subject of resurrection, I decided to include both readings today. Amen. Metanoia is an invitation to think new thoughts. So, the thing about stories, really good stories is that they have a life of their own. Jesus said, I have come that they might have life and may live it abundantly! LIFE and not death. Christs peace is ours forever! LORD'S PRAYER C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. There is one more face of CHRIST which I would like you to see. Let us be reckless in our LOVing, Grounded in our service, outrageously generous in our ransoming life on this planet. Jesus taught this. Let us do everything we can possibly do to challenge our own assumptions, to see beyond our own violent tendencies, our own selfish desires, and slowly, painfully slowly learn to love our enemies. Or study cells, or living things, seek truth with open hand. There are those who name the stars, who watch the sky by night, Thich Nhat Hanh. The apostle Paul who was the first to write about Jesus, portrays Jesus as a doorway into the ultimate. Resurrection is about the wisdom and the courage to proclaim with our lives that Jesus vision of the Reign of LOVE continues to rise in us. /* Old and New Testament Canticles at Morning and Evening Prayer. Comments about the content or usability of this site? Jean and I have studied the historical Jesus in depth and found him to be someone who had a powerful impact on the world because of his radical perception: He modeled for us how to live in the Truth and stand up for justice. Later, at work, Anna sat down with me in the lunchroom to explain that their pastor had explained to them that he suspected that I didnt believe that God sent Jesus to die for my sins. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now. Today, it doesnt matter how CHRIST rose nearly 2000 years ago. Longing to experience and share the fullness of Life that you offer, I suspect that even offering all you have to a wastrel and a scoundrel is worth a shot if it means finding peace. I am tweaking this for this Sunday credit to your site will be given. And in acknowledgment of our eternal connectedness with the spirit of life. This service is found in UMH 12-15 and is designed for those wishing a brief text beginning with the Invitation to the Lord's table. 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. with the Son, God the Father praising;"Alleluia!" That Paul didnt much care about a physical resurrection ought to give us the courage to see the notion of a physical resuscitation of Jesus corpse for the late first century development that it was. Only a fool Would rather be relentlessly looking for one small, lone coin when nine, known and countable, are all that are really needed. If there is no resurrection of the dead then not even CHRIST has been raised. If the sacrament is not to be celebrated, the service may conclude with PartV.). You can peruse my notes for the service in the pdf of my missal here. Easter offers meaning and hope to all people. If it doesnt is it my heart or is it the worship that is dead? All who are truly sorry for their sins, who sincerely believe in the Lord Jesus as their Savior, and who desire to live in obedience to him, are now invited to come with gladness to the table of the Lord. Frame 1: We are about to enter a world of life-giving beauty. I confess, that I cant quite see CHRIST in that face yet. Life is somehow stronger than death. My childlike faith died that day. Violence, how long will we put our faith in violence? 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. Petes words remind me over and over, and over again that Jesus lived and died embodying the CHRIST which is the DIVINE LOVE which rises in with through and beyond you and I, again, and again, and again. As a whale gently brushed the underside of the dingy, a strange calm came over me and I was not afraid. Repent from the Greek word metanoia made up of two Greek words: meta which means, beyond and noos which means mind. Metanoia is an invitation to move beyond your current way of thinking. Years ago, a good many years ago in fact, when my life as an adult had only just begun, I was backpacking around Europe, and I began to hear people talk about the land of the mid-night sun. var thisact = jQuery('#submission-action').val(); Anyway, we did what any self-respecting kid would have done in our position. Now this doesnt really present much of a problem with the first two parables of loss. I Do Deny the Resurrection! When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: Death has been swallowed up in victory. 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, 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. The Resurrection is witness to the golden incandescence at the heart of life which neither suffering nor death can destroy. History should have taught us by now that that justice and not violence is the way to peace. He had the extraordinary capacity to recognize the Divinity in all human beings. The dualism of body and soul was a Greek idea, for the Jews there could be no resurrection without a resurrection of the body. 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. (During the distribution Scripture may be read or the congregation may sing songs such as the following: "He Is Lord," "Abba, Father," "Eat This Bread," "In the Quiet Consecration"). We lift up these prayers in the belief that we are bonded in Gods Spirit with everything that exists. Practicing resurrection happens when we gather to build communities of compassion. This dear friends is what it means for you and me to sit at Jesus side. Only a fool would leave to search for the stray who might be wounded, damaged, dying, not interested in being rescued. Only a fool would welcome home with joy and abandon a wayward child who had used, rejected, dishonoured, and then returned only to try to use them again. The Easter Peace is shared *Hymn This Is the Day But when we begin to see the DIVINE MYSTERY, the CREATOR of the Cosmos, and try to imagine the ONE WHICH IS the GREAT I AM, WHO I AM, I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE, YAHWEHas so much more than a person, well the idea of a shepherd, or a woman, or even the father who loses his son, these mere personifications begin to lose their ability to symbolize the MYSTERY. As a result of this splendid isolation, we spent several weeks as the only family camped in this idyllic bay. Others stretched the wings of their spirituality and flew off into the magic darkness joyfully singing: All will be well and all manner of things shall be well! (Julian of Norwich). We have technology and access to wisdom. In preparation for communion, please join us in reciting the Prayer of Unity that is in your program. 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. MEDITATION Music: In the Garden Eddie Watkins. In both Ukraine and in Russia a wounded CHRIST is struggling to rise from death. /* The SPIRIT of DIVINITY is within all Creation, permeating all of the Cosmos! 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. My point is Paul was just warming up. Grant that being joined together in him we may attain to the unity of the faith and grow up in all things unto him who is the head, Christ our risen Lord. Let us begin the difficult, painstaking slow, work of wiping away every tear from the eyes of our sisters and brothers. Yesterday, I travelled out onto the frozen surface of Lake Simcoe. *All: Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord! We were Stayin Alive, Stayin Alive all week long, working toward Saturday Night Fever, when we Should Be Dancing, dancing the night away. Our continued evolution relies upon our ability to metanoia, to move beyond primitive ways of thinking. 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. Think about it, Jesus cant have being trying to teach us that the DIVINE MYSTERY was a reckless fool. I do know that the followers of Jesus held dear their vison of Jesus, in whom they saw the CHRIST. How solid? window.location.replace('https://progressivechristianity.org/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); Ask congregation if they have any resurrections they would like to share. As for that little Ukrainian family, what do we do in the wake of their tears? These parables cant just be about a lamb, or a coin, or even a couple of squabbling children. Easter Day: All Things Are Made New: a service of light with Holy Communion. . Through this meal, make us the body of Christ, that we may join with you in promoting the well-being of all creation. I expect people to act. 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. Ice and water below me, the Sun shining before me, and behind me the Moon rising, all holding me in the embrace of a Cosmos the likes of which exceeds the farthest horizon of my ability to comprehend. In the same way the cup, after supper (here the minister shall pour the wine and lift up the cup) saying, "This cup is a new covenant of my blood. May your love be shared amongst us as we enjoy the gift of fellowship. The followers of Jesus stood up and got on with the business which was begun by Jesus. The Apostle Paul did not need there to be an actual physical resuscitation of a corpse in order to believe that Jesus is risen from the dead. What a stupid argument. 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. None of these parables is the stuff of everyday loss. Through this space and time together today, we celebrate the covenant that ties us with God, Jesus the Christ, our neighbors and creation. Somehow, these long busy days working in my office at home, while we all do our best to cope with what we hope will be the last tidal wave of this pandemic, somehow this created a longing in me, strong enough to push me out on the ice despite the -23 which threatened to rob me of my breath. Morning . 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. It was Jesus who introduced this meal to his followers. We can only begin to imagine the magnitude of what a conquered, oppressed, suffering people has lost. "Ground Us and Grow Us in Love," rtf or pdf file of liturgy at Worship Ways. 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.. Communion is a ritual that draws us into a longing for God's justice to find its place on earth. More Worship Resources. To climb down from our lofty positions of wealth and privilege in order to serve the poor? Generations beyond any cameras reach, each with their own pain. Gracious God, 3 0 obj A SERVICE OF WORD AND TABLE II. Thank you for sharing this liturgy for communion. Crystals mother tried to move quickly without panicking. 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. Theres a story in the Hebrew Scriptures which resonates with me in light of some of my own experiences in Thin Places, in the presence of MYSTERY. We are free from the captivity of a way of thinking which insists that we believe what our own experience confirms is no way to live in the very reality our ancestors were struggling to fathom. Pachena Bay with its warm Pacific waters, heated even more by virtue of its shallow depths, attracted schools of salmon, ling cod and halibut, who make up a veritable smorgasbord for the pods of whales, that continue to visit the bay to this very day. 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