During the Sundays between Easter and Pentecost we
celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and, as a community,
give thanks for the hope, joy and transformation God has
made possible. Faces turned to the risen Christ, we move
forward from the celebration newly charged with courage
and purpose to continue our journey. This year, in the
weeks following Easter Sunday, we will explore our spiritual
geography, noting the places of our struggles, progress and
failures.
Genesis gives us the story of beginnings: the creation of
the physical world: land, water, sky and life itself. Psalmists
and prophets have found in the created world images for
poetry and metaphors for life experiences. Trees bear fruit,
the floods clap their hands, hills provide refuge, a river runs
quietly through the eternal city and the wind blows where it
will.
Metaphors from the physical landscape can serve
to map our spiritual pilgrimage through rough places or
plain, under clear sky or on stormy waters. They give us
language to describe the sacred places of our inner terrain
and describe the weather of the heart. They lead to a better
understanding of the ways we encounter God.
We will include Creation Care Sunday in our series on
spiritual geography. Throughout the season there will be
opportunity to embrace our role of caring for the earth by
responding to the active transportation challenge outlined by
our Witness and Service Commission.
15 Apr, '12 |
GARDEN
John 20: 11-18; Gen 2: 4-15
Speaker:
Jenn Dijk
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22 Apr, '12 |
SEA
Exodus 14; Matthew 14:25-33
Speaker:
Mary Anne Isaak
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29 Apr, '12 |
ROAD
Jer. 31: 21; Psalm 119: 1-10; Acts 8: 26-39
Speaker:
Gilbert Brandt
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06 May, '12 |
LAND
Leviticus 25: 8-55
Speaker:
Glenn Sawatsky
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13 May, '12 |
MOUNTAIN
Mark 9: 2-13; Exodus 24: 12-18
Speaker:
Gerry Derksen
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20 May, '12 |
CLOUD
Acts 1: 1-11; Exodus 40: 33-38
Speaker:
Mary Anne Isaak
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