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A Trinitarian Creed (Reblog)

Again, something from the earliest days of this blog, this time a  little something for Trinity Sunday... That Sunday when all sane preachers fein illness, and congregations stagger out of church after sermons that try (and invariably fail) to "explain" the trinity... A day when I am happy to live with mystery rather than try to comprehend the fullness of God in my tiny mind. We believe in one God, A Community of Three in a Unity of Being. We believe in the Creator, Creator of sky, earth and sea, Creator of birds, animals and fish, and us… Creator of all that is, seen, unseen and unimaginable. We believe in Jesus Christ, Born of God… Born of woman… Born, lived, died, and rose again, Born to teach, save, and give us hope. We believe in the Holy Spirit, The all pervading breath of God. Who breathed life into us in the beginning Who breathed life into the church at Pentecost Who brings gifts and strength, and encouragement. We believe in God, the T

Happy Birthday Church (Reblog)

Next Sunday is Pentecost, the Birthday of the Church. It is also Aldersgate Sunday/Wesley Sunday in Methodist churchianity, and as of last year it is also the day when we in Ireland are supposed to remember the Methodist/Church of Ireland Covenant, AND its our local church anniversary and Presidential visit... So my head might be addled by the time I get that far... But I thougth I would post this wee skit for anyone looking for something for pentecost. I wrote it years ago and posted it in the early days of this blog. It's based on Ephesians 4: 7 which says: "Christ has given each of us special abilities—whatever he wants us to have out of his rich storehouse of gifts." (The Living Bible) All:             (Standin in a line and singing)  Happy Birthday to you... Happy birthday to you... 1:              Happy Birthday...  (Offering gift to number 2 out of a sack of gifts) 2:              O thanks...  (taking gift and putting it straight down behind him) 1:  

Psalm for Sunday: the Not so Old 100th

It's been a while, for various reasons. But tomorrow we will be starting our service with this responsive reading based on Psalm 100, and given that, surprisingly I found that I hadn't paraphrased this Psalm previously here, I thought I would share it with the few of you who are still perusing these pages from time to time: Everyone, everywhere shout with joy to the   Lord We worship the   Lord   gladly, singing our way into his sanctuary. Know this: The Lord   is the one and only God. He made us, so we are his. We are his people, He is the shepherd and we are his sheep. Enter with thanks on your lips and praise in your heart; We thank him for all he has done And praise him for all that he is. For the   Lord   is good and his love endures eternally; his faithfulness extends to each and every generation. Praise him from Psalm 100