No creature has meaning without the
Word of God.
God’s Word is in all creation,
visible and invisible.
The Word is living, being, spirit,
all verdant greening, all
creativity.
This Word flashes out in every
creature.
This is how the spirit is in the
flesh
The Word is indivisible from God.
—
Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179
Psalm 96
O sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
Tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the
nations,
His marvelous works among all the peoples.
For great is the Lord, and greatly
to be praised;
He is to be revered above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are
idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Honor and majesty are before him;
Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of
the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due
his name;
Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
Tremble before him, all the earth.
Say among the nations, “The Lord is
king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with
equity.”
Let the heavens be glad, and let
the earth rejoice;
Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
Let the field exult, and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the
forest sing for joy
Before the Lord; for he is coming,
For he is coming to judge the
earth.
He will judge the world with
righteousness,
And the peoples with his truth. NRSV
Prayer of Response
We cannot dance, O Lord, unless you
lead us. If it is your will, we can leap with joy. But you must show us how to
dance and sing by dancing and singing yourself! With you we will leap towards
love, and from love we will leap to truth, and from truth we will leap to joy,
and then we shall leap beyond all human senses. There we will remain and dance
for evermore. -—Mechtild
of Magdeburg, 1210-1280
story immersion practice
The next two weeks unveil the
on-ramp to Pentecost and the sending of the Holy Spirit. The time has come to
freshly welcome THE MYSTERY to a deeper place of abiding in me and in you. And
what is this mystery? Paul said it best: “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Maxie Dunnam developed a practice
using the J.B. Phillips Translation of the Bible. Inserting his name at the
beginning he daily affirms the secret and so immerses himself the mystery of
the indwelling Christ. His practice looks like this: “Maxie the secret is
simply this: Christ in you, yes Christ in you, bringing with him the hope of
all the glorious things to come.” Try this by inserting your name. Affirm it
aloud two or three times a day every day through Pentecost.
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