Who

Sorry BBC fans this Sunday will not be about The Doctor (Jesus may be the Lord of Time but he is not a time lord). However, the Doctor or the Lamb of God or the Light of the World or any number of titles might help describe and understand Jesus.

Acts 17:23  ²³ For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, 'To an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

How we name God says much about us and our relationship with the Divine.

O Lord, who are you? O Lord, who am I? Who are we together?

We are glowing fire in a burning bush.

We are master and apprentice.

We are lover and beloved Giving birth to a better world together.

We are artist and work in progress.

We are vine and fruitful branches.

We are partners in this mission.

We are builders of a brighter future.

We are wind in swaying treetops.

We are mother and her child.

We are friends in conversation.

We are dancers who move to joyful music.

We are wide blue sea and leaping dolphin.

We are warm spring sun and growing seeds.

We are poet and living poetry.

We are singers who fill the earth with harmony.

Mclaren, Brian D. (2011-03-15). Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words (p. 47). Harper Collins, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this place

As members of this congregation will you faithfully participate in its ministries by your prayers, your presence, you gifts, your service and your witness?

A sanctuary is any sacred or holy place. Most commonly we think of the sanctuary as the place we gather for worship on Sunday mornings.

But surely the presence of the Lord is with you in all places – from the burning bush to a winter backyard.

This Sunday by revisiting the spiritual practice of “HERE” we will learn to honor the vow of Presence in more ways than attendance at worship. Any place can become a Sanctuary when you bring into awareness the presence of God.

“A fish cannot drown in water,
A bird does not fall in air.
In the fire of creation,
God doesn't vanish:
The fire brightens.
Each creature God made
must live in its own true nature;
How could I resist my nature,
That lives for oneness with God?”
― Mechthild of Magdeburg, Meditations from Mechthild of Magdeburg

HERE can also mean declaring your presence to God – “Here I am … use me!”