we
join in moving forward, now, this moment,
to
change our lives, the lives we will now must live
to
a life of action, not merely of words, of conversation
informed
about our past, the legacy which we are a part of
the
living out of a life of faith, more worthy
of
the creed we hold dear, aware of grace, of the pain
pain
which we have caused, that we yet cause
in
the uninformed life, in our blindness
our
former lives revealed, laid bare, exposed,
the
sin we must never forget, repenting
of
our former lives, our legacy, and the yoke
the
burden of the legacy of our ancestors
those
who have gone before us, the harm
they
may have caused, our complicit legacy
to
leave behind, to move forward, unburdened
shaken
off forevermore, to be empowered,
we
are emboldened to seek justice,
in
this country, this time, this place,
under
the living light, the grace
the
boundless mercy of our God
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edited July 12, 2015
confronting our past, our present, our hate – v2
edited July 12, 2015
confronting our past, our present – v2
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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