[Sundaycommunity] Church, Christ, Resurrection

[H. Burns]

Good morning,, Brian and everyone,
     Much gratitude for sharing this breathtaking Easter meditation
that embraces  Creation and affirms our Community.
     Awakening to this is truly a gift.




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On Apr 13, 2024, at 08:22, Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity <sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:


Dear Sunday Community,

The following piece from Richard Rohr's daily meditations for April 6, and written by Ilia Delio, expresses something important, I think, about the nature of Christian and Resurrection community. Christ is with us, in us, in everything around us, "church" is all around us, "Christ is everywhere, and love will make us whole."

Love to all,
Brian

Celebrating the Risen Christ


Ilia Delio invites us to find creative ways to “go to church” and celebrate new life and resurrection:

Where is this risen Christ? Everywhere and all around us—in you, your neighbor, the dogwood tree outside, the budding grape vine, the ants popping up through the cracks. The whole world is filled with God, who is shining through even the darkest places of our lives. To “go to church” is to awaken to this divine presence in our midst and respond in love with a yes: Your life, O God, is my life and the life of the planet….

We have an invitation to go to church in a new way, by praying before the new leaves budding through dormant trees or the wobbly flowers by the side of the road pushing through the solid earth….  [Like Francis of Assisi,] we too can sing with the air we breathe, the sun that shines upon us, the rain that pours down to water the earth. And we can cry with those who are mourning, with the forgotten, with those who are suffering from disease or illness, with the weak, with the imprisoned. We can mourn in the solidarity of compassion but we must live in the hope of new life. For we are Easter people, and we are called to celebrate the whole earth as the body of Christ. Every act done in love gives glory to God: a pause of thanksgiving, a laugh, a gaze at the sun, or just raising a toast to your friends at your virtual gathering. The good news? “He is not here!” Christ is everywhere, and love will make us whole.



Read this meditation on cac.org.<https://email.cac.org/t/d-l-egbjk-tlkrkiluf-h/>







Brian Halferty
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