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An invocation of the Land and Peoples This is a prayer form of an Acknowledgment of Country (I first encountered the term in Trish Watt’s book “Sanctuary”, and it really resonated with me as an immigrant to this land now called Australia). Coming from South Africa with its history of apartheid and my formation in…
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A creative communion service for intergenerational/youth-led worship #embodiment #unity #abundance #tableofplenty #simple Based on John 17:20-26 I was asked this week if I could create a communion liturgy for a youth-led service that would reflect Jesus’s prayer for unity among his disciples and, perhaps, provide the opportunity for people to serve one another. Immediately, the…
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In his book, “Story“, Steven James writes: You clothe yourself with daylight.You wrap the stars around your waist.Crickets chirp from the folds of your garments,Grizzlies growl from the deep pockets of your evening robe.Where do you set me upon yourself?Am I an earring, dangling in the moonlight?Am I a necklace, flashing by your breast?Where do…
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O Still Point of our Turning World,Let us be aware of You in silence this day.Let us not be distracted by the clamour of every thoughtBut let us sit – still and safe –In the certainty of Your presenceAnd the assurance of Your love. Let us trust that You are enoughAnd we are enoughAnd it…
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