Saturday, July 11, 2015

listening to the people of the earth – v5

We need to listen, to slow down,
we need to still ourselves
to step out of our own experience
our perspective on our collective history;
we need to listen quietly, within this circle,
to feel God’s Spirit washing over us
listening to the people of the earth
those who have lived here on Turtle Island
those who have toiled in the fields
across this land we claim, we all love

We need to listen closely, to them, to all of them,
for their wisdom for us, their truth,
to hear their message, of harm, of hope,
of the breach we have created
as the people of the book
as people within history
of conquest and subjugation
of native people, of others
of those we brought to these shores
against their will, their liberty,
to work this land, this place we love

We need to hear the truth hurting,
our blindness, our silence
acquiescing to the harm, the pain,
tearing at the pages, the words,
of the ancient book, God’s grace,
the hope that they had held
at the very beginning of our coming
here to Turtle Island
hoping to share in the love
of our God, the one who created
all of this land, the universe, all those who
have gone before, all those we love.



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edited July 11, 2015
Listening to the people of the earth – v5

(merging edits to version 3 and version 4)
edited July 8, 2015
together within this circle – v4
(editing original)
edited June 27, 2015
Together within this Circle – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited/ new name confronting our past, our present, our hate
June 26, 2015
June 26, 2015
confronting our past, our present
edited June 26, 2015
listening to the people of the earth – v4
(editing version 3)
New England Annual Conference Resolution on shooting in Charleston
&
speech 6/23/2015
South Carolina State Senator Paul Thurmond (R), son of former South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, remarks on Confederate Flag. Paul Thurmond remarks on Confederate Flag.
Mark 4:4-8 (bible study topic on 6/17/2015 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church)
&
I forgive you  statements of victims’ family – Nadine Collier, Anthony Thompson, Felicia Sanders
&
Jon Stewart’s June 18, 2015 opening monologue on Charleston shooting
&
The funeral for the Reverend Clementa Pinkney  6/26/15
&
President Barack Obama’s Eulogy (video and full text)
edited June 25, 2015
listening to the people of the earth – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited June 25, 2015
a word of healing – v2
edited June 24, 2015
listening to the people of the earth –v2
June 24, 2015
listening to the people of the earth
edited June 24, 2015
gathering mud – v2
June 24, 2015
gathering mud
 (adding other tags for creation story cross-reference)
Bible Study – Inspired by the Word
(on other creation stories)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
June 23, 2015
&
June 23, 2015
may we be tied, united
June 23, 2015
may we be tied
June 23, 2015
living stones – 2
June 23, 2015
part of the body, of the circle
June 23, 2015
healing the breach
June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
&
June 22, 2015
We pray for our sisters, our brothers
@dreamUMC #dreamumc tweetup on Charleston shooting
June 22, 2015
&
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
worship guides
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
COMMENTARY: 2012 Act of Repentance of The United Methodist Church
Recap of Thursday sessions
Act of Repentance
by Pat Warrior Woman Parent
Recap of Friday sessions
extract of sermon
Bishop Palmer
Recap of Saturday sessions
bible study on Luke 10 (Good Samaritan)
led by Bishop Palmer
worship
Laity Address
by Janet O’Neill
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

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