Let the Dead Bury the Dead ||| The Commonplace Weekly Guide
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Hello beloved one. *** Announcements: *We'll not be holding office hours for the month of July. We'll see you in August! *Please plan to attend the City Park Food Truck Rally on July 15th...we'll gather for good old-fashioned community time! *We will be organizing some dinner clubs in July and August. Want to be a part of it? Look for a signup form to come out on our website in the next week! *There's still time to sign up to help out with serving dinner tomorrow for the Fort Collins Rescue Mission. Sign up here. Let the Dead Bury the Dead We usually follow the Revised Common Lectionary. Click on the link if you want to see what we'll be exploring in the weeks to come.
I N V O C A T I O N Breath of God, breathe in us Word of God, speak to us Love of God, surround and bless Holy Trinity, live in us Amen. S O N G S
S C R I P T U R E & R E A D I N G S T A K E A W A Y S & Q U E S T I O N S *Sometimes Jesus seems impatient and rude — like in this story. His comments to followers or seekers in this story (Luke 9:51-62) hit a little dismissive, disrespectful, snarky(?) *We are reminded: the way of being which Jesus demonstrates can be counter cultural. Put another way, yes Jesus comforts the afflicted. He also afflicts the comfortable. *Jesus is resolute in these scenes. He is dialed in. The storyteller wants us to feel that. Here’s the way it looks for Jesus (and maybe us sometimes too, right?) when he is moving with conviction and a vision for where and how he wants to be in this world: No time for red herrings! No time for nonsense. No time for rabbit holes, tired grievances, or tribal bickering. No time to please all the people all the time *And finally, I wonder what ever became of those 2 (or 3) guys who were considering following Jesus? Do you think they went with him or stayed behind? How about us? Is being uncertain and insecure with Jesus better than being insecure and uncertain without him? A R T W O R K B E N E D I C T I O N You are God’s Child Gifted with dreams and visions. Upon you rests the grace of God like flames of fire. Love and serve the Lord in the wildness of your being. Practice Resurrection. And may the deep peace of Christ be with you, The strong arms of God sustain you, And the glory of the Holy Spirit shine upon your face. Amen. Grace and Peace, Katrina & Darren |
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Hello Reader! Wherever and however this finds you, we recognize your soul there! *** Announcements: *Remember, no morning service tomorrow, 7.20.25. See you next week on the 27th!! *Keep in mind, our friends at Peak Community Church would be happy to have you attend their service at 9:00 at the building. Welcome to a special at home liturgy for your Sunday: a sabbath within a sabbath. Commonplace At-Home Liturgy For the Sunday we are apart... To be prayed wherever you are: at a kitchen table,...
Hello Reader! Hello beloved one. *** Announcements: *Please please remember we will not be gathering together on Sunday, July 20th. Stay tuned for some resources and ideas to come out later this week. *Please plan to attend the City Park Food Truck Rally tonight!..beginning at 5:00. Bring a blanket, some lawn chairs, a dog on a leash, a ball. Check out the map below...we'll meet where the nerdy emoji face is. *We still have a few dinner clubs with spots available. Click here to sign up....
Hello Reader! Hello beloved one. *** Announcements: *We will not be holding office hours for the month of July. We'll see you in August! *Please plan to attend the City Park Food Truck Rally on July 15th...we'll gather for good old-fashioned community time! *We will be organizing some dinner clubs in July and August. Want to be a part of it? Click here to sign up. There's also a link listed on our website! Please sign up by the end of the week! Thank you! *Please make note that we will not...