Thursday, November 20, 2008

Preparations...

We just wrapped a planning meeting with the pastor and worhsip leader of our local host church. Our sharing and sense of common vision was beyond anyone's expectation. It iturns out that the pastor and worship leader are both suberb musicians. In fact, the pastor taught music at a seminary in Russia and also spent five years compiling and transcribing new and traditional songs of worship for a newly published Armenian hymnal. It is overwhelming and humbling to particate in this workshop.

We start things off tomorrow morning. About thirty people from seven to ten different churches are expected to participate. PLEASE PRAY FOR US! We'll work through a loose outline that I've been putting together. Each day we'll spend time looking into the Psalms. Also, daily we will worship together with various participants leading the group. We want to emphasize working together to articulate core values which are both shared and expressed in the context of diversity. It's still a bit fuzzy... so PLEASE PRAY for clarity of vision and communication.

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"What Great Grief Has Made the Empress Mute" June Jordon - Poetess

Because it was raining outside the palace
Because there was no rain in her vicinity

Because people kept asking her questions
Because nobody ever asked her anything

Because marriage robbed her of her mother
Because she lost her daughters to the same tradition

Because her son laughed when she opened her mouth
Because he never delighted in anything she said

Because romance carried the rose inside of a fist
Because she hungered for the fragrance of the rose

Because the jewels of her life did not belong to her
Because the glow of gold and silk disguised her soul

Because nothing she could say could change the melted music of her space
Because the privilege of her misery was something she could not disgrace

Because no one could imagine reasons for her grief
Because her grief required no imagination

Because it was raining outside the palace
Because there was no rain in her vicinity