Be still and aware of the Divine presence
WELCOME
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We all come with stories, talents, gifts, and hopes. It is our prayer that with all our differences and all our strengths, we will come together and drink in the spirit!
OPENING
Go tell the earth to shake with marching feet
Of messengers of peace
Proclaim my law of love
To every nation
Every race.
For the old wrongs are over
The old days are gone
A new world is rising
Where my people shall be one.
*an excerpt, Thomas Merton, A Book of Hours (p. 173-175)
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
TELLING OUR STORY
- By Kathryn House
CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
Mark 1:29-34
They left the synagogue right away and entered the house of Simon and Andrew along with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her right away. He went up to her, took hold of her hand, raised her up, and the fever disappeared. Then she started looking after them.
In the evening, at sundown, they would bring all the sick and demon possessed to him. And the whole town would crowd around the door. On such occasions he cured many people afflicted with various diseases and drove out demons. He would never let the demons speak, because they realized who he was.
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1) Twice so far in Mark, Jesus has not wanted to be exposed for who he was...why do you think?
2) Have we ever not wanted to be known - even when it was for a seemingly good thing? Do tell J
3) What do you think about Jesus healing Simon's mother-in-law only so that she can "look after them"?
4) There is a pattern in Jesus' healing work that is both in this healing and in the exorcism from last week's text - what purpose does this healing pattern serve in Mark's gospel?
SHARING OF RESOURCES
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CLOSING
Go tell the earth to shake with marching feet
Of messengers of peace
For the old wrongs are over
The old days are gone
A new world is rising
Where my people shall be one.
*an excerpt, Thomas Merton, A Book of Hours (p. 173-175)
Go in peace, with authority, and Drink in the Spirit!
