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So Will I (100 Billion). Hill Song United
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2U7ffUM5Ec
Gathering Prayer
Dotty: As we share this Liturgy let us be calm, be still in the truth knowing that the Cosmic Christ is consistently and always becoming known to us.
We find peace and comfort in our new knowledge of the expanding universe as Christ is a real part of all that we are and all that is. The Cosmic Christ is forever changing and expanding time and the totality of our Universe.
Peace be with you
Let us wish one another Peace as we enter into this Celebration.
Namaste, Namaste, Namaste
Jane JaneTransformation Rite: Called to be Transformed
Called to see that the same divine presence that lived in Jesus lives also in me:
R. Open my eyes that I may see.
Called to respond to the cries of our broken world, the destruction of life, of land of our earth: Open my mind that I may listen.
Called to respect differences and accept individual choices:
R. Open my heart that I may love.
We are transformed because we believe.
First Reader: Joan P.
Cynthia Bourgeault highlights that the primary quality of the kingdom of God is an experience of interabiding—one with God and with one another.
The hallmark of this [kingdom] awareness is that it sees no separation—not between God and humans, not between humans and other humans. And these are indeed Jesus’s two core teachings, underlying everything he says and does.
No separation between God and humans. When Jesus talks about this Oneness, he is not speaking in an Eastern sense about an equivalency of being, such that I am in and of myself divine. What he more has in mind is a complete, mutual indwelling: I am in God, God is in you, you are in God, we are in each other. His most beautiful symbol for this is … where he says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Abide in me as I in you” [see John 15:4–5]. A few verses later he says, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Abide in my love” [John 15:9]. While he does indeed claim that “the Father and I are one” (John 10:30) … he does not see this as an exclusive privilege but as something shared by all human beings. There is no separation between humans and God because of this mutual interabiding that expresses the indivisible reality of divine love. We flow into God—and God into us—because it is the nature of love to flow. And as we give ourselves into one another in this fashion, the vine gives life and coherence to the branch while the branch makes visible what the vine is…. The whole and the part live together in mutual, loving reciprocity, each belonging to the other and dependent on the other to show forth the fullness of love. That’s Jesus’s vision of no separation between human and Divine.
No separation between human and human is an equally powerful notion—and equally challenging. One of the most familiar of Jesus’s teachings is your neighbor as yourself” [Mark 12:31; Matthew 22:39]. But we almost always hear that wrong. We hear “Love your neighbor as much as yourself.”… If you listen closely to Jesus’s teaching however, there is no “as much as” in there. It’s just “Love your neighbor as yourself”—as a continuation of your very own being. It’s a complete seeing that your neighbor is you. There are not two individuals out there, one seeking to better herself at the price of the other, or to extend charity to the other; there are simply two cells of the one great Life. Each of them is equally precious and necessary. And as these two cells flow into one another, experiencing that one Life from the inside, they discover that “laying down one’s life for another” [John 15:13] is not a loss of one’s self but a vast expansion of it—because the indivisible reality of love is the only True Self.
Reader: Jane S. A Reading from The Universal Christ – Richard Rohr, OFM
“How God Keeps Creation both Good and New”
God keeps creating things from the inside out, so they are forever yearning, developing, growing, and changing for the good. This is the fire he has cast upon the earth, the generative force implanted in all living things, which grows things both from within—because they are programmed for it—and from without—by taking in sun, food, and water.
If we see the Eternal Christ Mystery as the symbolic Alpha Point for the beginning of what we call “time,” we can see that history and evolution indeed have an intelligence, a plan, and a trajectory from the very start. Jesus , who appears in the middle of history, assures us that Spirit is leading us somewhere good and positive, all crucifixions to the contrary. Spirit has been leading us since the beginning of time, but now Spirit includes us in the process of unfolding. This is the opportunity offered us as humans, and those who ride this Christ train are meant to be the “New Humanity.” Christ is both the Divine Radiance at the Beginning Big Bang and the Divine Allure drawing us into a positive future. We are thus bookended in a Personal Love—coming from Love, and moving toward and evermore inclusive Love. This is the Christ Omega! (Rev 1:6).
And the people respond Let it be So.
Celtic Alleluia:
Reader Joan P
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The Gospel is taken from the apostle called Matthew, disciple of Jesus, Excerpt from chapter 10. Vs 39 to 42.
Jesus said to the crown: Those who welcome you, also welcome me and those who welcome me welcome the One who sent me. Those who welcome prophets just because they are prophets will receive the reward reserved for the prophets themselves. Those who welcome holy people just because they are holy will receive the reward of the holy ones. The truth is, whoever gives a cup of water to one of these lowly ones just for being a disciple will not lack a reward.”
These words are from the writings of the Gospel of Matthew and the gathering says” LET IT BE SO
Shared Homily
PROFESSION OF FAITH
Luca: We believe in the Cosmic Christ, a divine mystery beyond all definition and rational understanding,
the heart of all that has ever existed,
that exists now, or that ever will exist.
We believe in Jesus, messenger of the Divine Word,
bringer of healing, heart of Divine compassion,
bright star in the firmament of the Holy One's
prophets, mystics, and saints.
We believe that We are called to follow Jesus
as a vehicle of divine love,
a source of wisdom and truth,
and an instrument of peace in the world.
We believe in the Spirit of the Holy One,
the life that is our innermost life,
the breath moving in our being,
the depth living in each of us.
We believe that the Divine kin-dom is here and now,
stretched out all around us for those
with eyes to see it, hearts to receive it,
and hands to make it happen.
We believe in the Cosmic Christ, the everlasting Presence,
within the Universe.
Let it be so
Beth: Prayers of the Community:
As we prepare for this sacred meal, we speak of those things that concern us, that bring sadness in our lives that we may find strength and comfort from one another. We seek to be one with the Cosmic Christ whose healing power is ours if we believe. We voice our intentions today as we pray….
We bring to the table our broken world and we hold the children and families with love who are living in horror and terror because of war.
We bring to the table our troubled leaders who are dividing our country as they continue to refuse to listen to the needs of and to the people in our nation. Enlighten them to truth instead of personal power.
We bring to the table those we love who need healing. We assure them that we hold them in our hearts and pray constantly that they will feel our love and gather strength from us by knowing we travel with them on their journey of healing. travel their journey.
Offertory Song. All You Works of God Marty Haugen (shortened by Mary Theresa Streck)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCTyaOcB4xk
Joan P: Christ of the Universe, we give thanks for our growing understanding of You. We find nourishment from your Energy of which we are a part. We awaken your Spirit within us and within our whole universe.
We are moved to deep faith recognizing the that you are manifested in all life. We will share our growing understandings that we are the loving Real Presence of Christ in the world. We seek ways to invite others on this journey of discovery and peace. We find strength in ministry to others. Christ within us we believe, Christ around us we believe, Christ behind us and within all of creation, we believe. We are in your hands in our world.
Holy, Holy, Holy: Here in This Place by Christopher Grundy
Sacred Spirit, we pray that as we live our oneness with the Cosmic Christ, we will continue to share our faith for all those who thirst for radical change in the Church we love.
Dotty: Christ of the Universe, we are here to do your work on our earth. Guide us, protect us, give us courage to do what you ask of us in living the mission of Jesus. We seek to journey as Jesus did in his time as we re-create the living presence of a love that models justice. We live with compassion, seeking to heal and to be healed, to liberate and to be liberated your name as we continue to be massagers of light and love and healing.
Holding your hands over the bread and wine we pray:
We are ever aware of your Spirit in us and among us at this Eucharistic table and we call blessings on this bread, grain of the fields and this wine fruit of the vine.
On the night before he faced his own death, Jesus sat at supper with his companions, the women and men whom he loved. He reminded them of all that he taught them, and to fix that memory clearly with them, he bent down and washed their feet.
All lift your plate of bread and pray:
When he returned to his place at the table, he lifted the bread, spoke the blessing, broke the bread and offered it to them saying:
Take and eat, this is my very self.
(pause)
All lift your cup of wine and pray:
Then Jesus lifted the cup of the new covenant, spoke the grace, and offered it to them saying:
Take and drink.
Whenever you remember me like this,
I am among you.
(pause)
We share this bread and cup to proclaim and live the gospel of justice and peace. We choose to live justly, love tenderly, and walk with integrity.
What we have heard with our ears, we will live with our lives,
as we share communion, we will become communion
both Love’s nourishment and Love’s challenge.
Receive the Bread and Wine at your table
Communion Meditation/Song: Visual of Earths Vibrations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB0bm5CkU_c
Jane: Prayer of Jesus: Written By Miriam Therese Winters
O Holy One, who is within, around, and among us,
we celebrate your many names.
Your wisdom come,
Your will be done, unfolding from the depths within us.
Each day you give us all that we need.
You remind us of our limits, and we let go.
You support us in our power, and we act with courage.
For you are the dwelling place within us, the empowerment around us, and the celebration among us, now and forever. Amen. (The Prayer of Jesus as interpreted by Miriam Therese Winter)
Christ of the Universe, we believe you are the Devine within us. We believe that you live in fullness with us. We will be your Body and your Hands in our world. Let it Be So.
Prayers of Thanksgiving - Introductions - Announcements
Dotty: Blessing: Let us raise our hands and bless each other.
May we seek truth boldly and love deeply.
May we welcome opportunities to share an understanding of who the Cosmic Christ is in our world, in all of life, in all creation and in our ever expanding Universe.
May we continue to be the face of the Sacred One, the body and hand of the Living Christ.
May we continue to be a blessing in our times to all those we meet on our journey.
Closing Song: Be Thou my Vision. (One of my favorite Irish Hymns)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihJAJA4ibEs
