Musings Along Life's Way:
David's Musings on Life's Way
I was joyful this past Sunday. Andrew preached a wonderful sermon on Encountering God. Reflecting on Moses' encounter with God on Mt. Sinai, his reflections led us to ponder on the Mysterium Tremendum, the tremendous mystery that leads us to be filled with awe - an awe that is, in turns, aweful and awesome. He then told us of his own encounter with God in the '80's, a time when the AIDS epidemic was at its worst among the San Francisco gay community. The worship service itself was one of awesome encounter where we joined in song and in prayer pondering the Great Love of God that casts out all fear and gives us the blessed assurance of God's presence whoever we are or wherever we go. As our choir sang "Fear Not," and the Samoan Congregation sang about ever-lasting life as one congregation we entered into the blessedness of God's presence touched by the presence of the Holy. . What amazes me is that when we put together the worship service each week, we do so not really knowing how it will fit together. I guess that is up to the Holy Spirit. What a joy to say, "The Holy Spirit was in the house last Sunday!"
A quick set of reminders:
Wednesday morning Bible Study, 10 AM -- this is a group of 10 to 15 folks who gather each week to study the next Sunday's scripture.
Wednesday Evenings in March, Dale Webb and I are teaching a meditation and prayer class, "Entering the Cave of the Heart." We begin at 7:00 pm.
Next Sunday we continue our series, "Encountering God." The scripture will be Genesis 32:22-31, the story of Jacob wrestling with God at the Jabbok River. Our theme will be "Wrestling with God and Self." This scripture is one that stands out for me as truly reflective of our human condition as we Encounter God *and *reflect on our lives and the choices that we make in life. I look forward to seeing you all in worship.
Blessings,
David
I was joyful this past Sunday. Andrew preached a wonderful sermon on Encountering God. Reflecting on Moses' encounter with God on Mt. Sinai, his reflections led us to ponder on the Mysterium Tremendum, the tremendous mystery that leads us to be filled with awe - an awe that is, in turns, aweful and awesome. He then told us of his own encounter with God in the '80's, a time when the AIDS epidemic was at its worst among the San Francisco gay community. The worship service itself was one of awesome encounter where we joined in song and in prayer pondering the Great Love of God that casts out all fear and gives us the blessed assurance of God's presence whoever we are or wherever we go. As our choir sang "Fear Not," and the Samoan Congregation sang about ever-lasting life as one congregation we entered into the blessedness of God's presence touched by the presence of the Holy. . What amazes me is that when we put together the worship service each week, we do so not really knowing how it will fit together. I guess that is up to the Holy Spirit. What a joy to say, "The Holy Spirit was in the house last Sunday!"
A quick set of reminders:
Wednesday morning Bible Study, 10 AM -- this is a group of 10 to 15 folks who gather each week to study the next Sunday's scripture.
Wednesday Evenings in March, Dale Webb and I are teaching a meditation and prayer class, "Entering the Cave of the Heart." We begin at 7:00 pm.
Next Sunday we continue our series, "Encountering God." The scripture will be Genesis 32:22-31, the story of Jacob wrestling with God at the Jabbok River. Our theme will be "Wrestling with God and Self." This scripture is one that stands out for me as truly reflective of our human condition as we Encounter God *and *reflect on our lives and the choices that we make in life. I look forward to seeing you all in worship.
Blessings,
David
posted by Online Coordinator at Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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