[Sundaycommunity] Church, Christ, Resurrection

[Dave Snelgrove]

A very fine message.  Hope is a verb, not just a noun, and Easter has
reminded us.  Merci from Montreal.  Rosemary

On Sat, Apr 13, 2024, 9:50 AM H. Burns via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> 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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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 13, 2024, at 08:22, Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
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> 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
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> *Ilia Delio invites us to find creative ways to “go to church” and
> celebrate new life and resurrection:  *
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> 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.
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> Read this meditation on cac.org.
> <https://email.cac.org/t/d-l-egbjk-tlkrkiluf-h/>
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> *Brian Halferty*
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