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. Church that is. The SPIRIT of DIVINITY is within all Creation, permeating all of the Cosmos! Alleluia, amen. We know that humans are continuing to evolve. Imagining the horizons of my ancient ancestors, I could see in my minds eye a familiar worldview, a three-tiered universe, complete with an omnipotent god smiling and then frowning down at me. sermon 4 Giving Up God for Lent John 3:16, GOD IS DEAD! My friend and radical theologian Peter Rollin says it much better than I ever could. A Liturgical and Devotional Guide for Lent When we face pain and suffering, we often feel like we become less than human. This story was written by the anonymous gospel-storyteller we know as John some 70 years after Jesus' death, some twenty years after the Jewish war with Rome in which the Empire destroyed the Temple, raised most of Jerusalem to the ground, and sent Jews and the followers of Jesus into exile. Risk it all for the sake of LOVE. healed those who believed in him, received all who sought him. 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. It wasnt until Christianity moved beyond Judaism that it came into direct conflict with the Greek understanding of reality, which insisted upon the dualism of body and soul. And each and every time we find what has been lost is a time for celebration. Continue reading . He is risen indeed! What can we see in the wounds which are depicted in this story? 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. So it is with the resurrection of the dead. For those of you preaching on the text fromGenesis 32:3-31: You may not be able to tell from looking at me. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Can, will, or indeed, should the Church Survive?. 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! 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. Christ was alive to those early followers. Bit by bit, hope has begun to build upon hope as we look forward to Spring when we call launch forth into fuller more robust living. How dare I posit a GOD who is LOVE? Thanks be to ALL that is HOLY! EASTER WORSHIP SERVICES The liturgy, and particularly the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter, are never a re-enactment of the events that happened two thousand years ago. I believe that the anonymous gospel-storyteller wrote his story the way that he wrote to address the fears of the people of his community. 4810 Pt. Nor can I believe that Jesus saw YAHWEH, the GREAT I AM as a fool. MEDITATION Music: In the Garden Eddie Watkins. The underwater sight of two killer whales caused me to open my mouth to scream and water rushed into my lungs. Enjoy! I say quote to be polite, which is generally not the way these Christians impart these words of Scripture to me. Then he said to them, Today, in your hearing, this scripture passage is fulfilled., Words 2004 Hope Publishing Company; LiscenSing 1975, When It Comes to Resurrection, We Look For What We Have Been Conditioned to See! 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: Only a fool. When we face pain and suffering, we often feel like we become less than human. Christ's peace is ours forever! Comments about the content or usability of this site? Fosdick Dr. NW #80 Easter 5A in Quarantine: Refuge in God. Hearts to Heaven and Voices Raise," stanza 4) Alleluia, Alleluia! But I must tell you, when that first whale jumped up out of the water, and we saw the tell-tale signs of those white patches on its side, we moved faster than youd think two kids in a slowly deflating rubber dingy ought to be able to manage. In the tears of that little Ukrainian family, I began to see yet another face of CHRIST, a face I had refused to see before. Progressive Christians are constantly challenged to claim the title of Christian in the sense of being a follower of Jesus' teachings while letting go of most of the dogma that has been developed over the centuries by the human institution that is church. I proclaim these words from Pauls conclusion to the chapter at every funeral I have ever presided over. Well, with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek let me blame it on a dog. She scooped the vase and her little girl up into her arms and carried them to the kitchen sink. But I suspect that like the sons of Zebedee, who earned renown by jockeying for privileged positions, the powerful images of an aging Captain James Kirk and his merry band of billionaires will earn far more renown than the 150 million poor souls who are about to slip into poverty as a result of the COVID pandemic. 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. Our focus upon preserving the church gets in the way of our rebirth! 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. Some of the people remained in the fragmented remnants and developed compensating mantras. Having this "catch-cry" as a . 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. He opened the scriptures, explaining everything; and they knew him in the breaking of the bread. Let it go. Sure enough, the vase slipped off as smooth as silk. Easter people, come now to the table with Christ! 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. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.. All risings of the human spirit are preceded by brokenness, loss or rejection. The face of CHRIST which must be seen if we are to end this madness. When Grandma finally arrived, both Crystal and her mother were almost hysterical. We remember that his disciples met him on the road. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It was as if my body was teaming up with my mind to convince my spirit to abandon this peculiar excursion. Let us be resurrection by practicing resurrection, that is by resisting violence, resisting injustice, so that the Reign of LOVE ushers in the peace we long for the SHALOM which is abundant living. It is right to give our thanks and praise. 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. Where, O death is your sting?. Imagine if you will, trying to understand the life of Martin Luther King, or Mahatma Gandhi simply by focusing upon their death. How dare I flirt with new ways of understanding REALITY, new discoveries about the Cosmos, new theories about the nature of human consciousness? That is the gospel, the message that I preached to you. Not all bodies are the same! Think for a moment. God at that moment was transformed into a violent, murderer, willing to put my beloved Jesus to a torturous death. Living lives of reckless abandon is untenable. The Resurrection is witness to the golden incandescence at the heart of life which neither suffering nor death can destroy. Im not so sure however, that Jesus response to his disciples indignation is all comforting. Unlike our ancestors who succeeded the writers of the bible and went on to develop the theology of the church, we dont believe that the round earth is the center of the universe. High above the mountaintops, where only distance bars, Do we have the courage to serve? Our Hebrew storyteller paints such a vivid picture of the Thin Place in which Elijah stands. Neglecting the truth that choosing to follow Jesus results in a changed life. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. These days hikers on the Pacific Rim trail often begin or end their hike by camping at Pachena Bay. Traditionally, the season of Lent is a time of repentance. God offered him, so that by his blood he should become the means by which peoples sins are forgiven through their faith in him. Christ is risen. I first heard it at a retreat on the West Coast a lifetime ago). What shalom there will be as SHALOM is restored through justice. We covenant to love as Jesus the Christ loved us- loving our neighbors as ourselves. 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. So much so that they confessed their desire to stay with Jesus in the splendor of that mountaintop. 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. Little did I know that in 1977 it would take me almost three days to travel the more than 1,000 km; a trip which included disembarking over and over again to lend a hand to the conductors as we worked together to clear the tracks of snow. Too many Hollywood movies tempt me to flirt with violence, as I yearn for some secret agents to just take him out! The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 148, Easter 5C, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2016. I fumbled for my phone and hopped out into the frigid air desperate to capture a photograph which has always eluded me. 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. What seemed lifeless now abounds with life, new possibilities and delights. Gods love pours out from the grave of despair. Thats the loop which has been playing round and round in me, all week long. When I opened it, I found several passages of scripture written out in Annas immaculate style. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Jesus. Lets try to focus on what is actually happening in the story. You see Paul was skilled in the ancient art of rhetoric and would recognize my own rhetoric for what it is. We do tend to point to those characters in order to personify the MYSTERY. 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. We know that humans were not created as perfectly formed creatures who fell into sin. 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. Send us into the world resurrected, refreshed and ready to share Christs unconditional love. I could feel the temptations to violence rising in me. For he is risen! Why they decided to cut your off before you made your point, well thats a sermon for another day. Resist looking for a saviour in these parables who will find us and put everything back together for us. Frame 10: Always remember the compliments that you received. The Liturgy of the Hours includes several specified times of prayer. There we stood, we three kindred creatures, waving together as ONE, held in a vast Cosmos touched by the MYSTERY which is the LOVE which permeates ALL that IS, including us, for we are ONE, ONE with DIVINITY. 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. We offer ourselves as your people in your service. 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. //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); You can catch glimpses of this LOVE resisting the violence of domination systems, in every champion of the environment, every compassionate advocate for the poor, the oppressed and the marginalized. 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. Shalom. So, let me just cling to what I have accumulated and pay lip-service to the need for sacrifice. Others, they looked confused and terrified as they are loaded on board trains. 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. 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. After warming myself on my cars heating vent, I caught sight of sundog begin to emerge as the Sun was still setting. Yesterday, when the sun was in the same position in the sky as it is now, we insisted that it was an hour later. Today, it is Easter Sunday for orthodox Christians. 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! Like each flourishing branch of the vine, we, too, blossom in our connection to God and neighbor. He had the extraordinary capacity to recognize the Divinity in all human beings. Lent is observed in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian, Oriental . As the ancient storytellers weave their tail, Elijah was familiar with the voice of YHWH, so much so that he dared to argue with the voice. LOVE and not violence. Settle into your seat, close your eyes and imagine a place that brings you comfort and peace. For more information on the Commission, its mandate and membership, please click here. What kind of body will they have? What a stupid question! Holy Scriptures about Communion. Heidi Carrington Heath, Sabbath: SALT's Lectionary Commentary for Second Week after Pentecost, Year B, Into the World: SALTs Lectionary Commentary for Easter 7. If you have already donated, thank you! Crystals mother called for re-enforcements. Inflammatory rhetoric is a method of speaking designed to capture the attention of those upon whom it is inflicted. It does not surprise me that Paul may have framed Jesus death in the context of both Pauls own Jewish sacrificial theologies and Romes violent philosophies. Forgive us, Merciful One. }); Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. We lose our capacity for peace and joy, we struggle to show compassion and to connect with others, and we may find ourselves slipping into toxic and destructive attitudes and habits. Ive told this story before, but then havent we all heard the story of Thomas, every Easter. Only a foolWould know the joy, the absolute delight of finding what really isnt needed. 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. After two long years of isolation, I have learned how to block out the world. 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. that in losing our life we might find true Life . Frame 5: God is everywhere, in all of creation. Many Christians understand the sacrament of Holy Communion as a means of grace that nourishes and strengthens our faith for life and ministry in the world. Jesus knew this. We break and share this bread, as Jesus broke and shared it. The basileia ton THEON, the Empire of GOD, the GOD which Jesus knew as ABBA, a LOVING PARENT, the basileia ton THEON, the Reign of the GOD that IS LOVE, where justice and not violence creates the kind of peace in which everyone has enough to live the abundant life Jesus insisted he came to give to the world. This piece of Scripture was followed by a passage from Pauls letter to the Romans, all of which was underlined in red: God puts people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. Welcome to the liturgy of The Namaste Church! The story I want to tell you comes from the Irish author Frank McCourts autobiography entitled Tis. Blessings on your Holy Week observance and Easter celebrations! 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. Let us be LOVE in the world, by fearlessly serving the poor. The storyteller writes: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 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. if ( thisact == "contact" ) { We are free to live in the abundance of life here and now, in a Cosmos permeated by the DIVINE MYSTERY which is LOVE. Happy are we to be called to this Eucharistic celebration. Surly, even Putin will come to his senses. 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. Can we ever learn to see the face of CHRIST in one such as him? Does attending worship make my heart dance? 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. We proclaim and celebrate this Easter season because it links Jesus with all life, with transformation, and with possibility of life beyond our imagining. 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. At this Easter gathering, we take bread, as Jesus took bread, and we remember, as Jesus remembered, the constant presence of the spirit of life and love. The endless loop projects many faces of CHRIST. February 11th, 2013. May we ourselves cease to be the cause of suffering to each other. But there are times. Pete said it this way, and I couldnt agree with him more: I deny the resurrection of CHRIST every time I do not serve at the feet of the oppressed, each day that I turn my back on the poor; I deny the resurrection of CHRIST when I close my ears to the cries of the downtrodden and the oppressed. We are not alone! But when I became an adult, I put childish ways aside. window.location.replace('https://progressivechristianity.org/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); Our count was based on the number of spouts that emanated from their blowholes. So, longing to escape the confines of my cozy isolation, out onto to the ice I trudged, as the cold air sharpened my vision. It was recorded Saturday morning, after a rocket exploded in an apartment block in Kiev. Youre not a lost sheep, or a lost coin, or even a lost child. Historians tell us that those roads which all lead to Rome, those roads were dotted with thousands of crucifixion sites. I had to confess right then and there, in my twentieth year of life, I struggled to believe that any GOD who sent His only Child to die, on a cross, is worth getting up on a Sunday morning for. by Alydia Smith and the Rev. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. jQuery.noConflict(); We, too, experience new possibilities arising from our failures or disappointments or what has come to an end. How solid? So, how is it that I deny the resurrection. At this point, we would do well to remember that CHRIST is not Jesus last name. 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. Send us your: ResourceEventNewsIdeasnow 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. Just when I thought I had God under control the wild wind of the spirit blew me away. It was so good to be there, where they could see in Jesus the face of CHRIST. Moments when as Paul would say, we put away childish things. Moments in which the Christian short-hand explanation of Jesus death has died in you. 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. 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 see having a brother who was just 18 months younger than me meant that I had ample opportunities to hone my wrestling skills. It is a lovely liturgical offering. Only a foolWould sweep and sweep and sweep, leaving her purse unguarded, to search for one lone coin. In the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church fulfills Jesus' command to "pray always" (Luke 18:1; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:17). 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. 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. 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