Cosmic Mystery Series
All things are bound together now; Without that basic binding force
Cosmic Mystery Series
All cultures chose to name a God To fight for them in times of war,
Cosmic Mystery Series
Acid speech breeds violent acts As does use of hurtful names.
In Bill's belief, attempting to control the actions of God through the manipulation of prayers is best replaced by increasing awareness of God's processes within the evolution of the Cosmos and of ourselves.
Hymns and Other Worship Materials
William (Bill) Livingstone Wallace is a retired New Zealand Methodist Minister and one of our most prolific contributors.
This presentation is a celebration of the cosmos and its processes. Why? We are living in a time not only of the meltdown of glaciers but also of ideological systems.
In his lifetime Jesus taught us To observe and then reflect On the laws that nature teaches If we pause and then inspect,
Tune: Passion Chorale W.O.V. 255
Say welcome to the real world, A world where crosses grow, Nurtured by groups whose “One way” Can seem as pure as snow.
Durham Street Methodist ChristChurch New Zealand (Aotearoa) January 20, 2019 service led by Rev. Bill Wallace featuring some of his hymns. Our theme today is Christian Theology and global warming.
Index to all of William L. Wallace's Children's Songs
Index to all of William L. Wallace's Celebrating Mystery Hymns
Index to all of William L Wallace's Boundless Life Hymns
Index to all of William L. Wallace's Worship Hymns for Nature's Seasons
Index to all of William L. Wallace's Festive Worship Hymns
From the Seasoned Celebration Collection
1. Winter is the season of the revelation of basic structure. If I was to strip away all the paraphernalia of my life what form would it have? How many of the things which I do are related to the roots of my spirit. 2. Winter is the season for hibernation. What rhythm do I have for reflection as well as action? What frequency and length of time do I need in solitude in order to facilitate the growth and quality of my spirituality?
From the Seasoned Celebration collection
Like the falling of the leaves security in life lies in the process not in the fixed points. Without harvest there can be no seed time. Without death there can be no new life, no new beginning.
From the Seasoned Celebration collection
1. The fragrance of Spring lies not in judgement's intervention but in love's nurturing of the interior goodness. 2. Spring is not so much a moment as a movement, a manifestation of the sometimes hidden but always present life-force of God.
From the Seasoned Celebration collection
The flowering of summer is only eclipsed by the flowering of the human spirit. Flowering has no permanency - only the process remains. Indeed the flowering only exists for the continuation of the process.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
From time immemorial the circle has been a symbol of inclusiveness and unity.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
We have come in the midst of life to grieve for the death of ____, to give thanks for his/her life and to bid him/her farewell. Death and life are one in the purposes of love. Jesus said 'if you grieve with all your heart, you shall find healing’.
From the Festive Worship collection
1. Without an overview of the Bible it is very easy to gain an erroneous impression of what the Bible is all about. 2. Look behind the words to the people.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
1. Every tear is a womb which can birth new life. 2. Grief is the narrow passage through which we pass from death to life.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Nothing lasts forever in the same form.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Romance is only healthy within the context of our love for life, for the mystery, for the divine.