'Tis the gift to be simple,'tis the gift to be free,'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,And when we find ourselves in the place just right,It will be in the valley of love and delight.
Refrain:
When true simplicity is gained,To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed.To turn, turn will be our delight,'Til by turning, turning we come round right
'Tis the gift to be loved and that love to return,'Tis the gift to be taught and a richer gift to learn,And when we expect of others what we try to live each day,Then we'll all live together and we'll all learn to say,
Refrain:
'Tis the gift to have friends and a true friend to be,'Tis the gift to think of others not to only think of "me",And when we hear what others really think and really feel,Then we'll all live together with a love that is real.
Labels: Copland, Hymnology, simplicity, spirit
Monday, July 13, 2009
Saint Andrews Prayer, July 14, 2009
God our Father, we come to You as your own people - grateful because You have chosen us for adoption into Your family. You decided this before you every created any of us. You did no t leave this to chance. Your are not about chance, it is Your nature. You are a God who is intentional and it is your intention that we should belong to You as much as Your Son, Jesus Christ. You were the first one and we follow in the way You have made for us and it's eternal! A place for each of us, so that where You are, we may be also, when we choose You. God, You have chosen us, now we muct choose You. We must choose You with all our heart, soul, mind, energy.
Holy Spirit, where is it that I am not choosing You completely?.....Jesus, where I am affraid of being inadequate, or afraid that Your provision will not be adequate, please help my faith in You to grow....
Jesus, all things find their satisfaction in You....We are surrounded by situations and projects and commitments that are incomplete or broken down and we participate in relationships that are not satisfying. We bring these to You now...bring Your presence inoto these situations to heal them as we pray.
Jesus, Your Presence brings wholeness.
From Jane Whitney, given to Jere Douglas after the service.
Holy Spirit, where is it that I am not choosing You completely?.....Jesus, where I am affraid of being inadequate, or afraid that Your provision will not be adequate, please help my faith in You to grow....
Jesus, all things find their satisfaction in You....We are surrounded by situations and projects and commitments that are incomplete or broken down and we participate in relationships that are not satisfying. We bring these to You now...bring Your presence inoto these situations to heal them as we pray.
Jesus, Your Presence brings wholeness.
From Jane Whitney, given to Jere Douglas after the service.
Is Dead really Dead?
Most people dream of happiness, others stay awake and make it happen!
“Forgive and Forget?! This concept to me, doesn’t work on the front end, because I don’t know what I’m forgiving and the emotions get buried and I’m unable to move past the experience. The emotions you are tying to bring to the surface are the very ones you have long tried to bury and forget.
Dead is Dead!
Get over it, they’re Dead, they’re not here anymore…
My, what a statement to make to someone who has just lost a loved one. That’s probably the most offensive statement I’ve ever heard in my life, from a supposed well meaning “Christian”. A very destructive statement perhaps meant with the best of intentions, but against the very nature and beliefs of the Christian Faith. This reminds me of Madeline Murray O’Hare and her statements about God being dead.
On simplistic proven scientific principles, physical matter simply transfigures into other forms of matter, take for example, burning logs in the fireplace for warmth, the logs turn to ashes which are then disposed of a put back into the ground or recycled in another way. Spiritual Matter, on the other hand has no tangible or materialistic formation, per say, meaning it’s not something we can hold in our hands and actually use the sense of touch to feel. However, the feelings of love surrounding the person who is no longer physically standing beside us, continue forward, perhaps for the rest of our physical lives on this earth. Feelings and spirit are not a tangible, black and white thing and sometimes are hard to identify. Perhaps the hurt and pain of losing someone near to you takes over and there is a refusal to even acknowledge the pain of loss. The out of mind syndrome comes to mind here, if we just ignore the pain and them, then it’s as if they never existed.
Based on these premises alone, Dead is not Dead, it’s just a transference of physical presence into another form of matter.
“Forgive and Forget?! This concept to me, doesn’t work on the front end, because I don’t know what I’m forgiving and the emotions get buried and I’m unable to move past the experience. The emotions you are tying to bring to the surface are the very ones you have long tried to bury and forget.
Dead is Dead!
Get over it, they’re Dead, they’re not here anymore…
My, what a statement to make to someone who has just lost a loved one. That’s probably the most offensive statement I’ve ever heard in my life, from a supposed well meaning “Christian”. A very destructive statement perhaps meant with the best of intentions, but against the very nature and beliefs of the Christian Faith. This reminds me of Madeline Murray O’Hare and her statements about God being dead.
On simplistic proven scientific principles, physical matter simply transfigures into other forms of matter, take for example, burning logs in the fireplace for warmth, the logs turn to ashes which are then disposed of a put back into the ground or recycled in another way. Spiritual Matter, on the other hand has no tangible or materialistic formation, per say, meaning it’s not something we can hold in our hands and actually use the sense of touch to feel. However, the feelings of love surrounding the person who is no longer physically standing beside us, continue forward, perhaps for the rest of our physical lives on this earth. Feelings and spirit are not a tangible, black and white thing and sometimes are hard to identify. Perhaps the hurt and pain of losing someone near to you takes over and there is a refusal to even acknowledge the pain of loss. The out of mind syndrome comes to mind here, if we just ignore the pain and them, then it’s as if they never existed.
Based on these premises alone, Dead is not Dead, it’s just a transference of physical presence into another form of matter.
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