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. var thisact = jQuery('#submission-action').val(); But we live in the 21st century and we have access to all sorts of information that the generations who have gone before us did not. Fosdick Dr. NW #80 Posted on September 28, 2022 by peddiebill. The Easter Peace is shared *Hymn This Is the Day Let us be LOVE in the world. 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. Our Hebrew storyteller paints such a vivid picture of the Thin Place in which Elijah stands. I stomped my feet upon the ice in a vain gesture of defiance until my stomping evolved into a dance of freedom, as I gleefully celebrated our liberation from the captivity of a three-tiered universe. Amen. the Divine thrives in our world. Justice without which there can be no peace. Today is the 35th annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. and to the one in the 1789 English Moravian Hymnal. 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. Enjoy! If we fix our gaze upon the surface, we limit the power of these parables to do what parables are designed to do, to turn worlds and lives upside down and inside out. 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. Humans wrote the Bible; God wrote the rocks. We jumped into the rubber dingy, and we paddled as fast as we could, determined to chase whales. Only a foolWould know the joy, the absolute delight of finding what really isnt needed. When we set aside the institutional narrative of atonement that the church has relied upon to interpret the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the idol that masquerades as god, the idol whose contours are reinforced in our worship services, by our hymns, prayers, creeds, choice of scriptures, and rituals, this idol begins to crumble. A natural body is sown, and a spiritual body is raised up. Alleluia! Only a foolWould find. And count the countless aeons in the banding of the stone. Evoking the presence of the Great Compassion, let us fill our hearts with our own compassion. Im in real danger of losing my ability to follow Jesus on what appears to all the world to be the foolish path of non-violent resistance to empire. We celebrate the table in which we can join together with friends and strangers, loved ones and enemies. The unknown gospel-storyteller which we call Mark, captured something of the pathetic human condition of hubris when he wrote: James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Jesus and said, Teacher we want you to grant our request. What is it? Jesus asked. We remember that the women came, early in the morning, on the third day. Good Shepherd Sunday in Quarantine - Easter 4A. <> 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). Risk it all for the sake of LOVE. We know we still have work to do. 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. For none of us can do this kind of relentless, reckless abandon constantly. Lord Jesus, come in glory. *All sing: ("Alleluia, Alleluia! To be ransomed from our very selves, ransomed from the fear which holds us captive to empires built on the backs of the poor. Im a child of my times. jQuery.noConflict(); Others, they looked confused and terrified as they are loaded on board trains. Apparently, some Lutherans are in this Pentecostal pastors opinion, a bit losey-goosey when it comes to atonement theories. When I can bring myself to read these parables through the lenses of resistance, I can begin to tell these stories as a call to resist. Jesus Way of being in the world rejects the myth of redemptive violence. You called forth prophets who dared to speak the truth of Life to worldly powers that promoted death. The underwater sight of two killer whales caused me to open my mouth to scream and water rushed into my lungs. Im not so sure however, that Jesus response to his disciples indignation is all comforting. Dont try to see yourself as a character in the story. I first heard it at a retreat on the West Coast a lifetime ago). Congregational Prayers (may be solicited), which may be preceded by other joyful and appropriate responses to the Easter Gospel. I expect people to act. Hearts to Heaven and Voices Raise," stanza 4) Alleluia, Alleluia! Only a fool would be such a steward as this. 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. Non-violent resistance is dangerous. Why: This is an Evolutionary Moment. For more information on the Commission, its mandate and membership, please click here. Call to Worship & Opening Prayer. They must have seen me gazing at them, or at least I like to imagine they did. When you sow, you do not sow the full-blown plant but a kernel of wheat or some other grain. So, how is it that I deny the resurrection. 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. Yet Easter is about a God who bursts tombs of the familiar, the ordinary and the mediocre. 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. 2023 ProgressiveChristianity.org, Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christians Journey Through the Jewish Year, A Joyful Path, Childrens Curriculum Sample Lessons for Years One, Two and Three, Find Faith Communities Using A Joyful Path, The Core Values of Progressive Christianity, Bishop Spong Newsletter Progressing Spirit, Advertising on ProgressiveChristianity.org. Today, we, ourselves and our neighbours, no longer live captive to the contours of the very tiny universe in which our ancestors confined their thoughts. Or are we afraid that stripped of the security which our wealth affords us, our privileged positions will disappear, and we too shall find ourselves dependent upon the goodness of others? We remember that his disciples met him on the road. My friend and I were doing our level best not to laugh, we were too young to be sensitive, and to this day I find it difficult to keep a straight face in the presence of that particular kind of spirited movement. Amen. He had the extraordinary capacity to recognize the Divinity in all human beings. 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. Paralyzed by their fear, hiding behind a locked door, something happened which gave them the strength to burst forth from their own tomb and change the world. Strip away our biased convictions so that through our selfless giving we can gaze clearly on your vision for our lives. ], [The Communion elements are distributed. THEME The Rapturous Awakening The Irrepressible God The Ever-present Mystery, From Good Fridays gruesome darkness. For a very long time, the story of Jesus appearance in the upper room where his followers were huddled in fear, conditioned me to focus my attention upon Jesus wounds, Thomas doubts, and back again to Jesus wounds, and then to Thomas belief. It was as if my whole being was alive. Well, with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek let me blame it on a dog. Contact Us. 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. Welcome to the liturgy of The Namaste Church! Do you grant permission to use (with credit) for worship? I dont much care about silly arguments about Jesus rising from the dead unless those arguments lead us to a place where we ourselves can claim the power of resurrection to create a hunger for SHALOM, a passion for the justice which creates peace. 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. One of the whales rose out of the water and as she came crashing down, I marveled at the magnificence of this beast. with the Son, God the Father praising;"Alleluia!" Theologian Richard Rohr reminds us that the CHRIST is the Christian code word for REALITY. One: On this day, we shout Hallelujah! Remember how many times these parables must have been told before they were written down. Today, when science confirms that humans did not rise out of the Earth fully formed, but are continuing to evolve, surely today we can metanoia, think beyond the primitive, childish notions of original sin, and begin to see humanity as an incomplete, ever- evolving species which runs the very real risk of extinction if we dont move beyond the myth of redemptive violence. I am after all just one person after all is said and done. I deny the resurrection every time I participate in an unjust system. The conflation with Spring and new life is no coincidence we are grateful for the cycle of renewal in all its forms. Yes, I have my doubts about the possibility of SHALOM, especially now as we peer into the abyss which are the horrors of Ukraine, Syria, Myanmar, and countless other places where injustice has bred violence the likes of which seems unstoppable. But suddenly, those who had waited in silence saw the egg crack and a phoenix bird emerge and immediately fly away into the mysterious nothingness leaving the seekers sitting in the broken shells of their religious presuppositions and carefully crafted ceremonies. 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. I do know that the followers of Jesus held dear their vison of Jesus, in whom they saw the CHRIST. What is the anonymous gospel-storyteller we know as Luke trying to tell his community with these parables? The concluding prayer of thanksgiving was (heavily) adapted from a prayer by Katherine Hawker. Progressive Christianity USA's Liturgy Project The USA-based Liturgy Project provides hundreds of liturgical posts by authors around the globe. It was written by Gord Waldie. By the way, theres much more in Chapter 15 of Pauls letter to the followers of Jesus Way in Corinth. Please come, the meal is ready. Jesus suffered the worst of his worlds violence. Think of ransom as a way out of captivity to Empire. We are not alone! O God, let us take in the moment of this day of crucifixion, not remembering it in the context of what came after it, but how it left Jesus' disciples and followers in tragic sadness and heart-wrenched disillusionment. I know it is much easier to poke fun at billionaires and lay the blame for suffering at the feet of self-serving fools. When we do see ourselves in the story we are usually the lost the lost sheep or the lost coin and we take comfort in the reality that no matter how lost we may become GOD the supernatural being, out there, or up there, will find us. But those fools made their billions serving us, satisfying our desires, fortifying our comforts, delivering our lifestyles to our doorsteps. It didnt take very long for me to realize that I was in the presence of something much larger than myself. Today, it doesnt matter how CHRIST rose nearly 2000 years ago. sermon 4 Giving Up God for Lent John 3:16, GOD IS DEAD! Breathe in the goodness of that space. He greets us with peace the world does not know. And if CHRIST has not been raised, then all of our preaching has been meaninglessand everything youve believed has been just as meaningless. */ Amen. It is not a lofty mountaintop vision. 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. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ At this point, we would do well to remember that CHRIST is not Jesus last name. May 23, 2022 | Father's Day, Uncategorized. We proclaim and celebrate this Easter season because it links Jesus with all life, with transformation, and with possibility of life beyond our imagining. All week long, I have been emersed in the anonymous gospel-storyteller we know as Lukes account of Jesus first sermon, in which Jesus declares that he has been anointed to bring Good News, and it wasnt until my own frozen epiphany set me to dancing on ice that I actually noticed that part of the Good News of which Jesus speaks involves the proclamation of liberty to those held captive! Listen to the way the anonymous gospel-storyteller recounts Jesus words: Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and his reputation spread throughout the region. I expect things to be resolved. And then, just like that, we were back there, back in the unthinkable darkness our parents spoke about, the darkness of war in Europe. It is long past time for us to move beyond arguments about a physical resuscitation of Jesus body. Humans have tried in vain to get themselves back into the garden, to restore our oneness with our creator. all nourished from the same source of life. Prayer of Thanksgiving Hell, I dont want to see it. Risen as he said! Thanks be to ALL that is HOLY! But I digress. I was prepared to move out on my terms, but not on some jumped up pastors terms. Jesus called them together and said, You know how among the Gentiles those who exercise authority are domineering and arrogant; those great ones know how to make their own importance felt. Morning . Try to hear the word ransom not with ears blocked by centuries of perverse theological atonement theories. Most Australian Anglicans use A Prayer Book for Australia (APBA) as the basis for our common prayer. Although it can sometimes feel like the demands of others, the restriction of our freedom that comes from living with others, and the constant struggle to maintain strong relationships with others are too painful and exhausting for what they cost us, the alternative, which is to isolate ourselves, is far worse. Beautiful liturgy. OK, if youve stuck with me this far, you are probably beginning to wonder how exactly you, or I deny the resurrection. Easter Sunday Liturgy 4.12.20 WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS EASTER ACCLAMATION P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit . Anna and Steve were Pentecostals who were convinced that my slack Lutheran ways simply werent serious enough to earn me a coveted spot in the Heaven of their dreams. We give thanks for all the influences in our lives that have helped us see beyond the present and have called us to live in hope and trust whatever endings we have experienced. 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. Stephen Fearing /. 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. 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. jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); It wasnt until the 15th century that the flatness of the Earth was seriously challenged by the likes of Columbus. *This liturgy is an adaptation of the traditional Great Thanksgiving liturgy. 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. All your creatures testify to your mighty deeds! Home becomes a tomb when flexibility vanishes, awareness contracts and adventure disappears. Yes, the woman should have been content with her 99 coins. I am tweaking this for this Sunday credit to your site will be given. and for the mystery of life beyond death. ProgressiveChristianity.org : Easter Prayer Easter Prayer Week of April 3, 2022 Christos Aneste! We give thanks and rejoice that Jesus so clearly and courageously linked our loving and our dying with living on in God. Frame 10: Always remember the compliments that you received. ), The pattern of death and resurrection is the pattern of all our creating and all our loving. Thank you, Divine Crafter of the Table, for fashioning us a holy meal unites us with the Body of Christ. The hands are up like a shot. 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. He was teaching in the Galilean synagogues, and all were loud in their praise. We remember that he was laid in a borrowed grave. We accept you into our bodies, into our lives. 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. 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. Repent Metanoia let us think new thoughts so that we might ask: What can Jesus teach us? if ( thisact == "contact" ) { The Earth, the Heavens, and the seas.Now even though the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras proposed that the Earth was round in the 6th century before the common era. Through this space and time together today, we celebrate the covenant that ties us with God, Jesus the Christ, our neighbors and creation. Now this doesnt really present much of a problem with the first two parables of loss. Practicing resurrection happens when we gather to build communities of compassion. Jesus existed within time whereas the CHRIST exists in and beyond time. Gig Harbor, WA 98335 . 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. Easter Sunrise Service April 20, 2014 Central Presbyterian Church Central Presbyterian Church seeks to glorify the Triune God by embracing the gospel, building our community, making disciples, and transforming societies. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.. Not if it means risking all that we have for the sake of Jesus vision of peace through justice. //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=contact&pau_form=contact_form'); There was no room in my wildest imaginings for thoughts of war. But by the free gift of Gods grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free. We have been distracted by violence into compliance with systems which threaten our existence as a species, as we loot our planet of its life-giving resources so that we might increase our abilities to perpetrate violence on grander and grander scales. The nursery rhyme dates back to the English civil war, when the Royalists were being attacked by the Parliamentarians, they put their faith in the size of their cannons, one of them was so large it went by the name Humpty Dumpty, which at the time was a term used to describe fat rich guys. Used thoughtfully and intentionally, the written prayer of liturgy opens doors to an ageless and universal collective spirituality - even when the liturgy is used by an individual alone. I have come that you might have life and live it abundantly.. Yes, the shepherd should have been guarding the 99. Anybody??? jQuery(document).ready(function(){ We must put all our many blessings to use, to seek justice where-ever we can whenever we can.We cant do it all and we cant do it alone. Peace be with you. We are sent out with these words Still no luck. The Bible was written by men who believed that they lived in a three-tiered universe. I take my hat off to the master. TODAY! All tears are part of the river of life. We remember on the night when Jesus and the disciples endobj *Leader: Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, our risen Lord! Julian is the author of the first English book ever to have been written by a woman: Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love. 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. Nor can I believe that Jesus saw YAHWEH, the GREAT I AM as a fool. heaven and earth are full of your glory. The third face of CHRIST belongs to a Ukrainian Mother holding back her tears as she embraces her little family. It was Jesus who introduced this meal to his followers. Your email address will not be published. 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. The LOVE which is the SACRED MYSTERY which is the LOVE that we call GOD. Thats where youre opponent wrenches your arm behind your back and applies just enough pressure to cause pain, but not enough to break anything. MASS READINGS. This dear friends is what it means for you and me to sit at Jesus side. His eyes are too beady. But for a brief time, our longing for Spring stirred expectations in us which heralded better times ahead. 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. I can see on that endless loop little families in Jerusalem, fleeing to the safety of the countryside, passing endless crucifixion sites. I suspect that even offering all you have to a wastrel and a scoundrel is worth a shot if it means finding peace. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.". For all who are striving to form new governments, for thepeople of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine: that God will enlighten and inspiretheir leaders to build structures that will respect rights, promote life andhealth and establish educational and economic opportunities. Now, O God, with grateful hearts we remember Jesus. Did Jesus really believe that people ought to forsake everything they have in order to find the one thing they have lost? Then he said to them, Today, in your hearing, this scripture passage is fulfilled. (Luke 4:14-21). Beginning with the traditional opening from Charles Wesley, this moves into a progressive Christian expression of resurrection. We gaze upon creation where erosion makes it known, *Easter Peace Beloved in Christ, God's love pours out from the grave of despair. Our very own lifestyles, demand what they are selling. Last week, I compiled a list of online video resources for worship. //jQuery('#submit-action').attr('href','/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); Or better still, let me cling to the promise of a Saviour who will carry us out of this world and into the next, at no cost, free of charge because Jesus paid the ransom for my soul. Do this in remembrance of me. /* */ BAT KOL, the DAUGHTER OF A SOUND or as some translations put it the DAUGHTER OF A VOICE. and proclaim the Resurrected Christ who offers life to all. Alleluia! When I opened it, I found several passages of scripture written out in Annas immaculate style. Easter offers meaning and hope to all people. Send us your: ResourceEventNewsIdeasnow 3:7 Little children, let no one deceive you. pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts of bread and cup. Then there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. 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. Sure, we know there are still problems in the world. Alleluia! And swim we did all the way back to shore. window.location.replace('https://progressivechristianity.org/paupress/?rel=pauContent&pau_type='+thisact); 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 demonstrating this power of life, love and being. It is right to give our thanks and praise. 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. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Jesus. And when she got stuck she did what all small children do, when they have gotten themselves into a situation that the cant get out of, little Crystal cried for help. Here at this table your promise of life is made tangible. Let us give thanks to our Creator. Steve carefully explained to me that I was in mortal danger. There is so much more we can do and offer our readership with your support! read more A Good Friday Prayer by Lenny Duncan on March 1, 2021 | 0 Comments Think about it, Jeff Bezos net worth is estimated at just shy of 200 billion dollars. Alleluia, amen. Anna explained that unless, I was prepared to be born again, under the tutelage of her pastor, I would need to find someplace else to live. 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. Forgive us, Merciful One. The people of Israel have abandoned your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death by the sword. When asked what he thought was the solution to the planetary crisis, Cosmologist Brian Swimme said, "It would be to reinvent ourselves, at the . We give thanks for the way he opened our minds and hearts to see and appreciate the intimate and never-ending connection between loving and the spirit of love. Christ the Lord is risen today Alleluia! Let us begin the difficult, painstaking slow, work of wiping away every tear from the eyes of our sisters and brothers. My childlike faith died that day. We will never know what actually happened two thousand years ago, we will always. Neither of us had heard the word atonement before. Let me attempt to be kinder than the Apostle, whose willingness to call his opponents stupid, I do not share. The numbers, they are staggering. Prayer of Thanksgiving Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body.". that we may further your reign of peace and justice in every place. When we invite the earth-shattering spirit of Easter into our lives,our images of God recede into the background and we are left walking hand in hand with the unknowable. 4810 Pt. 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. 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.. We need to reach our year-end fundraising goal that will determine what we can do for 2023. The ordinary and the mediocre oneness with our own compassion if it means peace! 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