Order of Service: April 10, 2016 "Heart & Soul" Service
Date of Service:
April 10, 2016
Heart and Soul Service April 10, 2016
“Transformation”
Nothing happens until the pain of remaining the same outweighs the pain of
change.
~ Arthur Burt
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Gathering In Come, Come Whoever You Are Rumi, Ungar
Come, come, whoever you are
Wanderer, worshiper
Lover of leaving
Ours is no caravan of despair
Come, yet again, come.
Welcome and Chalice Lighting
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is Book Five of the “Chronicles of Narnia,” a collection of fantasy tales by CS Lewis. In it Eustace, a fairly nasty little boy awakes to find, “He had turned into a dragon while he was asleep. Sleeping on a dragon’s treasure with greedy, dragonish thoughts in his heart, he had become a dragon himself.” His scales were built with his every nasty and naughty act. Eustace tries to shed his skin, but finds, as do most reptiles, that each time he throws off one layer, there is another layer of scales underneath. Aslan, the great
Lion who saves the children from their misadventures, must remove the scales for him. Eustace relates in the story, “…he peeled the beastly stuff right off, just as I thought I’d done it myself the other three times…there it was lying on the grass…and there I was as smooth and soft as a peeled switch…” Aslan then places Eustace in a pool of water, from which he emerges stinging a bit, but clean and new and transformed.
Spirit of Life
Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea,
move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close, wings set me free,
Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.
Change or Transformation Kikanza Nuri-Robins
A Transformation Story Jacki Weber
Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long-term results.
Group Sharing: tell us your transformation stories
The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.
Sacred Silence
Perhaps you know what you must release in order to make the change or transformation you seek. On the special paper you have been given, write what you are willing to release. When you are ready, place the paper in the bowl of water and watch what happens.
Transformation comes from deep within.
But sometimes starting at the surface is the only way to get there.
Comfort Me Mimi Bornstein-Doble
Comfort me, Comfort me
Comfort me, oh my soul
2. Sing with me…
3. Walk with me…
4. Change with me…
Comfort me, Oh my soul
Offering
Benediction
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
Please stay and chat and then join us for Second Sunday Supper.