In His Lifetime Jesus Taught Us
In his lifetime Jesus taught us To observe and then reflect On the laws that nature teaches If we pause and then inspect,
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Say Welcome to the Real World
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.
Christianity As A Contributing Cause Of The Current Ecological Crisis
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.
Meditation for Post Election
Alan gave a talk about the result of the US election during the 5-week Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training Course in Alicante, Spain. Listen to the recording:
Worship Materials – Winter: The Pregnant Barrenness
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?
Worship Materials: Fall/Autumn/Harvest
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.
Worship Materials: Spring
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.
Worship Materials: Summer
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.
Worship Materials: Marriage Service Resources
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
From time immemorial the circle has been a symbol of inclusiveness and unity.
Worship Materials: Funeral Resources
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’.
Worship Materials: Bible Sunday
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.
Worship Materials: Death and Grieving
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.
Worship Materials: Human Relationships, Endings
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Nothing lasts forever in the same form.
Worship Materials: Human Relationships, Beginnings
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Romance is only healthy within the context of our love for life, for the mystery, for the divine.
Worship Materials: Beginnings and Endings
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Buried in every beginning is an ending.
Worship Materials: The Year
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Each day can be a life time. Time is the enemy only if we let it control our lives. Time is redeemed by timeless moments.
Worship Materials: Forgiveness Litany
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
All of us have experienced mental or physical suffering at the hands of other people. But each of us has also brought suffering to others.
