Christ’s presence

Our arts and worship class pondered wisdom and the presence of wisdom. We looked at how Christ embodies wisdom. Here is a quote from “Becoming a Blessed Church” by N. Graham Standish that I’m thinking about this morning.

How do we preach Christ’s presence? We do so by constantly and consistently saying to people, “Look, there’s Christ in your midst, and there, and there, and there!” We do it by showing people that even if they are in darkness, they can find Christ’s light shining through the love of a family member, the kindness of a friend, a phrase in a book, or the inspiration form a song. We can also preach Christ’s presence by reminding people that Christ is in Scripture, in the sacraments, and in all of worship. We preach Christ’s presence by pointing to the incarnation of Christ in everything: our sufferings, our joys, our relationships, and our hearts.

Water unfinished

I’ve been puzzling about connectedness of things, the thin veil between our world and God’s world. This is an unfinished piece waiting for a bit more inspiration.

Wisdom: before the earth came to be

I’m sewing a fabric installation that we created in our January interim “Worship and the Arts” Sunday School class. What great energy and creativity I experienced as we dialogued about wisdom and faith! This small piece was the inspiration for a piece of our larger installation …. a color play I did over Christmas break in lovely warm Christmas colors that we translated into slightly brighter colors to evoke the variety of seasons of our life here on this earth.

A copy of this piece also formed the backdrop for “Welcome wisdom”.

Welcome wisdom

How do I welcome wisdom into my life? Where do I need to create the space? have the the courage? take the leap of faith? grow? What will it take?

Living with eternity 2

 
I’m puzzling over the idea of eternity on earth and the kingdom of God. How do I live into God’s kingdom today? This is the muse from last night. 
My prayer for today: may I be open to and aware of how I can be a blessing today.

Living with eternity

Thinking about wisdom and how I am called to live here on earth. I want to live into God’s story which means living in the present in my here and now, my story. (I’m not sure this journal page is done yet – my here and now includes a certain amount of perfectionism)

Change the world

 Another great thought from the MinEmergent newsletter today…  


You know when you are around someone that realizes every moment of their life is a precious gift and they will do everything they can to infuse their truth in that moment. There are so many distractions in this world from the profound potential to do Good. To Live God’s will. So many thing distract you from the right here from the right now. Right now in this moment you can change the world.
Cory Booker 

So, what will I do in the moments of today to change the world? May I have the courage to try.