Sermons from February 2022
Surprised by God in SILENCE
SURPRISED BY GOD IN SILENCE (PS 131, 1 Kings 19, Mark 9:1-9)*** ON MY MOTHER’S LAP Picture a child sitting on her parent’s lap while watching a scary movie. The child is totally engrossed in the movie, to the point of forgetting that she is safely held in the parent’s lap. The movie is so absorbing and frightening that the child is terrified and feels unsafe…
Surprised by God in ART
SURPRISED BY GOD IN ART Call to Worship Yearning for the Breath of God. Joyce Rupp A small wooden flute, an empty, hollow reed, rests in her silent hand. it awaits the breath of one who creates song through its open form. my often-empty life rests in the hand of God; like the hollowed flute, it yearns for the melody which only Breath can…
Surprised by God in PEOPLE
SURPRISED BY GOD IN PEOPLE The famous painter Rembrandt painted the Emmaus story seven times in his life. 1 The first time was in 1629 when he was 22 years old. He portrayed the moment of surprise when Cleopas recognized that it was Jesus at his table. Notice that Jesus is on the right hand of the painting, with little detail about who Jesus was. 2 In 1634,…
Surprised by God in NATURE
Surprised by GOD in Nature – Call to Worship (Responsive) by Macrina Wiederkehr My bare feet walk the earth reverently For everything keeps crying, Take off your shoes The ground you stand on is holy The ground of your being is holy. When the wind sings through the pines Like a breath of God awakening you to the sacred present calling your soul to new insights Take…