MINemergent - The Eucharist

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June 26, 2012     The Eucharist    9:1 Concerning the Eucharist, give thanks this way. 9:2 First, concerning the cup: We thank you, our Father, for the holy vine of David your servant, which you made known to us through Jesus your servant. To you be the glory forever. 9:3 Next, concerning the broken bread: We thank you, our Father, for the life and knowledge which you made known to us through Jesus your servant. To you be the glory forever. 9:4 Even as this broken bread was scattered over the hills, and was gathered together and became one, so let your church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into your kingdom. To you is the glory and the power through Jesus Christ forever. ou are not bad and you are not good.  If you think of yourself as good you will think of yourself as better than others, condemn yourself to judgementalism and expand your shadow side. Even Jesus said "Why do you call me good.  Only God is good" (Mk 10:18). If I love and serve others it doesn't make me 'good'; it just gives me a way to escape the hell of my own self-centeredness.     Didache from The Teaching of the Twelve, by Tony Jones   NOTE: no blood, no cross, it's about Jesus' life and knowledge, and it's connected to Jewish roots of David.     Start or join the conversation for this posting on the Emergent Village Facebook Page Visit The Emergent Village Voice blog at EmergentVillage.com     What do you get when you cross Emergent Village with dynamic thinkers? Mini-emergents: daily wisdom to keep us thinking in fresh ways. We're always looking for great ideas to feature, so click here to propose your favorite quotes, lyrics, ancient adages, or even that brilliant realization that came to you this morning. We'll select and feature quotes that fall into the following categories: inspiration, theology, leadership, culture, poetry/song. Submit a contribution to MinEmergent@gmail.com                Join Our Email List

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Daily Meditation: A Courageous Life

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Tuesday June 26, 2012     A Courageous Life   "Have courage," we often say to one another.  Courage is a spiritual virtue.  The word courage comes from the Latin word cor, which means "heart.  A courageous act is an act coming from the heart.  A courageous word is a word arising from the heart.  The heart, however, is not just the place where our emotions are located.  The heart is the centre of our being, the centre of all thoughts, feelings, passions, and decisions.   When the flesh - the lived human experience - becomes word, community can develop.  When we say,  "Let me tell you what we saw.  Come and listen to what we did.  Sit down and let me explain to you what happened to us.  Wait until you hear whom we met,"  we call people together and make our lives into lives for others.   The word brings us together and calls us into community.  When the flesh becomes word, our bodies become part of a body of people.       Comment on this Daily Meditation. Please join us for a discussion on The Wounded Healer.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community. Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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Engulfed in Happiness

Engulfed in Happiness Thomas Merton The reality that is present to us and in us: call it being ... or Silence. And the simple fact that by being attentive, by learning to listen (or recovering the natural capacity to listen) we can find ourself engulfed in such happiness that it cannot be explained: the happiness of being at one with everything in that hidden ground of Love for which there can be no explanations. May we all grow in grace and peace, and not neglect the silence that is printed in the center of our being. It will not fail us. Source: Letter to a friend in 1967 Add your thoughts at inward/outward This message is a daily service of inward/outward. Was this message forwarded to you? Click here to sign up. No longer interested in receiving these readings? Click here to unsubscribe. Having trouble unsubscribing? Email Church of the Saviour Office: churchofthesaviour.office@gmail.com

MINemergent - Beyond Good

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June 25, 2012     Beyond good    You are not bad and you are not good.  If you think of yourself as good you will think of yourself as better than others, condemn yourself to judgementalism and expand your shadow side. Even Jesus said "Why do you call me good.  Only God is good" (Mk 10:18). If I love and serve others it doesn't make me 'good'; it just gives me a way to escape the hell of my own self-centeredness.    Graeme Booth     Start or join the conversation for this posting on the Emergent Village Facebook Page Visit The Emergent Village Voice blog at EmergentVillage.com     Emergent Village sends daily insights and inspirations from the emergent community. We're always looking for great ideas to feature, so click here to propose your favorite quotes, lyrics, ancient adages, or even that brilliant realization that came to you this morning. We'll select and feature quotes that fall into the following categories: inspiration, theology, leadership, culture, poetry/song. Submit a contribution to MinEmergent@gmail.com                Join Our Email List

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Live in the Difference

Live in the Difference John Westerhoff Don't try to make a difference--be willing to live in the difference God has made and continues to make. Source: Spiritual Life Add your thoughts at inward/outward This message is a daily service of inward/outward. Was this message forwarded to you? Click here to sign up. No longer interested in receiving these readings? Click here to unsubscribe. Having trouble unsubscribing? Email Church of the Saviour Office: churchofthesaviour.office@gmail.com

Daily Meditation: Words That Create Community

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Monday June 25, 2012    Words That Create Community   The word is always a word for others.  Words need to be heard.  When we give words to what we are living, these words need to be received and responded to.  A speaker needs a listener.  A writer needs a reader.   When the flesh - the lived human experience - becomes word, community can develop.  When we say,  "Let me tell you what we saw.  Come and listen to what we did.  Sit down and let me explain to you what happened to us.  Wait until you hear whom we met,"  we call people together and make our lives into lives for others.   The word brings us together and calls us into community.  When the flesh becomes word, our bodies become part of a body of people.      Comment on this Daily Meditation. Please join us for a discussion on The Wounded Healer.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community. Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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Daily Meditation: Flesh Become Word

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Sunday June 24, 2012      Flesh Become Word   The word must become flesh, but the flesh also must become word.  It is not enough for us, as human beings, just to live.  We also must give words to what we are living.  If we do not speak what we are living, our lives lose their vitality and creativity.   When we see a beautiful view, we search for words to express what we are seeing.  When we meet a caring person, we want to speak about that meeting.  When we are sorrowful or in great pain, we need to talk about it.  When we are surprised by joy, we want to announce it!   Through the word, we appropriate and internalize what we are living.  The word makes our experience truly human.     Comment on this Daily Meditation. Please join us for a discussion on The Wounded Healer.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community. Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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