Emergent Convention: General Session #3: Prelude
May 20, 2004
Jeff Johnson led us in a time of contemplative singing: keyboard, violin and flute. We are supposed to be silently praying for 3 min. I think I’ll do that.
Jesus, remember me, when you come into your Kingdom. These were the words we prayed. Jesus, remember me, when you come into your Kingdom. Jesus has come into His Kingdom…Jesus reigns, and He does remember us. Every day. He remembers us and calls us to come into his Kingdom too - he calls us to come into the Kingdom of God - to bring it about. He remembers us. And calls us into the kingdom…
Selah. The images and words on the screen remind us to pause. To be still. Pause, rest, worship: the words remind us. Selah. And that is the ironic nature of .bE for me. I cannot rest during .bE - I put energy into creating an experiential worship environment for others to come and rest, and I am not comfortable to rest during it. How do those who create these worship environments feel the freedom and have the space to worship as well…
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Adam Walker Cleaveland: 
May 21st, 2004 at 12:05 pm
wow. great thoughts…
May 24th, 2004 at 2:13 pm
ah - this is how i’ve been feeling the past couple of weeks. i want to lay down in a field and just be. but i can’t. i’m running around doing this and that for other people - mostly the youth. our worship times at church are still “methodist,” though we are a totally different congregation according to our district. i try, but i just can’t find peace when i’m in service…
why can’t we move out - do something different for a change? goes back to the post awhile ago about your youth sunday. our leaders seem scared to offend any newcomers, so we have to be “new” while being the same old stagnant body.
argh. time for a change.
September 26th, 2004 at 9:31 pm
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