Poetry by Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea

We Are the Dawn
We are the dawn
Well written story, a strange prophet, a storm, a boat, a big fish, a worm, burning sun. Sin city, God talk, human heart, magic and life
We are the dawn
When God saw
Displease, divine commission, prophet trouble, run away from God, fish belly life, rejoice, and thanks, God delivers, God route, God call, follow, Nineveh steps, God listen, God deliver, strange words
We are the dawn
Jonah prayed to the LORD
Jonah walks away, God play, God shade, God sun, Jonah angry
Anger leaves
We are the dawn
Live your life
Dire straits, confident, preach, great expectations, hope, no shame, in peril face, living, dying, hard pressed, depart, heart cry, visceral words
We are the dawn
Went out early in the morning
Ancient God speakers, hired, family tree, Adam, Moses, Miriam, Abraham, Sarah, Hagar
Final hour, early workers, first disciples, late comers, converts, God path, just road, human, potential is now
We are the dawn
Go into the vineyard
Manna story, wilderness way, lens of understanding, new people, vineyard hands, rich, poor, powerful, powerless, agency, Manna gift, daily bread
We are the dawn
We Are the Voice

We are the voice
No matter what, we remember, new world order
We are the voice
I beg you to forgive
The political background, conquering nations of empire, remember Egypt, Sold out, dream whisperer, advisor to Pharoah, brought hope in famine times, Empire mercy, take the land
We are the voice
Joseph wept
Jacob and sons, hit by famine, travel to Egypt, find ways to survive, flight for life, surprise leader, hostages in a foreign land
We are the voice
Welcome those who are weak
Smile, here is Paul, do not judge, agree to disagree, walk by faith
We are the voice
How often should I forgive?
Theological message, nature of God, church character, question sin, law, grace, ecclesiological questions, Peter’s question, how many times to forgive
We are the voice
Show mercy
In the violent world, address conflict, faith communities quarrel, need to press, reconcile, weak in faith, show hospitality, go the extra mile, make the weak feel welcomed
We are the voice

We Are the Sentinel
We are the sentinel
New martyrs, demographic shift, witness to justice, reconciliation
We are the sentinel
You hear a God word
Reveals the risk, every prophet, fight against death, choose risk, accountability, be the martyr, seek radical grace
We are the sentinel
We can live
Christian witness, suffer death, execution, kidnapped, tortured, international pressure, living testimonies, face death, struggle against evil
We are the sentinel
Love one another
Follower of Jesus, must love, name Badge, Christian community, here’s to life, Christian mystics, love God, love neighbour, God becomes the neighbour
We are the sentinel
Listen to each other
Life in the church, leaders, greatest in the kingdom, humble child status, path of fellow believers, forbearance, forgive
We are the sentinel
For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them
Judicial process, conduct of its affairs, rule of Christ, confrontation, intervention, rescue, forgiveness, offer care, humility, discipleship, convergence, local, universal church
We are the sentinel

We Are the People
We are the people
The voice, painful, prophet, call, create suffering, lay at the God feet, however, bring joy, heart delight, call by your name, Host lord
We are the people
Remember me
Pain, joy, delight, prophet call, modern world, polarized emotions, great surprise
We are the people
I will make you prophet to this people
The big reveal, Jeremiah, true character, prophet, ministry, space encounters, close encounters of the spirit kind, the vertex, encounter, reside and collide, prophet life matric, router, receive, send, energy, discern, channel, the wavers, ready access
We are the people
Let love be genuine
The church, ekklesia, called out, set apart, mission, world steps, distinct, sustain, self understanding, see the world, the stance, understand, inner, outer life
We are the people
Jesus began to show the disciples
Peter’s confession, Jesus turns, the cross, atonement, from that time on, the cross starts, make sense, Son of the living God, Jesus is, gospel build, redemption, hope fill
We are the people
take up their cross and follow me
Transition, show disciples, the messiah, pay close attention, long journey, head to Jerusalem, the passion, he launches teaching, this journey, focus, pronounce, divine identity
We are the people

We Are the Name
We are the name
Linear movement now, God progress unfolding, God act in history, modern human sees the past, collection of events, learn from errors, past serves to discern the present, blaze a new trail
We are the name
Listen to me
Assess the road that we walk upon, last 500 years, Christian history, the story, the discoveries, achievements, positive turning points, advance the human condition, ecumenical, missionary, encounter with other fairs, the third world, confront colonialism, imperialism, complex economics, wars, seismic, geo political change, the mentors, readings, perspectives that plant the seed of discernment
We are the name
Look to the rock
Doubt, hope, shape, understanding, life practice, progress, wars, development, oppression, new colonialism, new culture, new language, new superiority, interpretation, discovery of errors, information, better future, cold war, what is the purpose for history?
We are the name
Be transformed by the renewing of your minds
Apostle thought, comprehend, pressure, serene, location, confess, distortion, pitfalls, hope fills, misunderstand, life, death, early Christians, seek to comprehend
We are the name
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
Peter’s confession, faith, at Philippi, stand, great Christ affirmations, foreshadow, understand, Jesus encounter, one great prophet, you, the messiah, the living God son,
Shh, it’s a secret, who do people say that I am?
We are the name
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
The passage, thought speak, follow, Jesus quest, public perception, reveal, Jesus, Messiah, revelation, identity, authority, foundation, community, faith is to mend and to heal
We are the name
We are the name
Linear movement now, God progress unfolding, God act in history, modern human sees the past, collection of events, learn from errors, past serves to discern the present, blaze a new trail
We are the name
Listen to me
Assess the road that we walk upon, last 500 years, Christian history, the story, the discoveries, achievements, positive turning points, advance the human condition, ecumenical, missionary, encounter with other fairs, the third world, confront colonialism, imperialism, complex economics, wars, seismic, geo political change, the mentors, readings, perspectives that plant the seed of discernment
We are the name
Look to the rock
Doubt, hope, shape, understanding, life practice, progress, wars, development, oppression, new colonialism, new culture, new language, new superiority, interpretation, discovery of errors, information, better future, cold war, what is the purpose for history?
We are the name
Be transformed by the renewing of your minds
Apostle thought, comprehend, pressure, serene, location, confess, distortion, pitfalls, hope fills, misunderstand, life, death, early Christians, seek to comprehend
We are the name
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
Peter’s confession, faith, at Philippi, stand, great Christ affirmations, foreshadow, understand, Jesus encounter, one great prophet, you, the messiah, the living God son,
Shh, it’s a secret, who do people say that I am?
We are the name
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
The passage, thought speak, follow, Jesus quest, public perception, reveal, Jesus, Messiah, revelation, identity, authority, foundation, community, faith is to mend and to heal
We are the name

We Are the Deliverers
We are the deliverers
Begin, third Isaiah, open the door, love the Lord, keep sabbath, welcome strangers
We are the deliverers
Do what is right
Speak to a community, return, see the signal, maintain justice, do what is right, restore, God work, call to God action, soon salvation will come, deliverance revealed, new directions, God covenant with the people
We are the deliverers
Seek justice
Former exiles, open the door, join themselves to the Lord, new servants, love the Lord, keep sabbath, hold fast
We are the deliverers
The gifts of God are here
Nothing can separate us from God, by no means, God’s covenant is then and now, community for all
Listen and understand
The man born to be king, costly grace, gracious call, sensitive souls
We are the deliverers
Woman great is your faith
Long lists, when things could be touched, old teaching, new ways, dietary laws, Jesus is turning expectations on their head
We are the deliverers

We Are the Anchor
We are the anchor
Understood, Elijah, prophet words, calling, the moment, the challenge
We are the anchor
Go out and stand on the mountain
Elijah message, ran away, flee, in the wilderness, prayer for death, message of hope, eat, drink, led to Horeb, Mt Sinai, the Moses place
We are the anchor
Now there was a great wind
Went into a cave, I alone am left, seeking my life, human thought, action, limitation, God direction, self reflection, success, failure, hope
We are the anchor
Do these things and you will live
Wrestling with fate, anguish, the law vs faith, seek to find Christ
We are the anchor
Get into the boat, Meet the sea, God’s delivers through waters, echoes of the story, God word, trouble light
We are the anchor
Take heart, it is, I: do not be afraid.
Jesus get away, water walk, Peter cries in the storm, save me, Do not be afraid
We are the anchor

We Are the Strivers
We are the strivers
Connect, Isaiah, tempt, identify, invitation to feast, free admission
We are the strivers
Come to the waters
Consolation, significant place, life of Israel, in exile, hear words of hope, in isolation, find consolation, God plan, continued covenantal relationship
We are the strivers
Ho, everyone who thirsts
Consolation, prophetic directive, comfort, O comfort my people, vibrant invitation, ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, come buy and eat, buy wine for free
We are the strivers
I am speaking the truth
Paul’s struggle, speak about Jesus Christ, God message is God mercy
We are the strivers
Jesus withdrew in a boat
We are the strivers
He looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves
We are the strivers
It is a miracle, a trick with bread, spiritual power, hungry crowd, stranded, lonely desolate, fed with Jesus food, craving for his words, touch, presence, starvation meets feast
Size of crowd, hand to see, wow factor, ministry of Jesus, story meets human need
We are the strivers

We Are the Midwives
There is a clear vision, future, starts with hope, Pentecost is hope, new possibilities, in the face of life challenges, Pentecost, mountaintop and realities of heaven and earth, transcendent moments, in the struggles of everyday life.
We are the midwives
The rain comes from heaven
Hopeful invitation, my ways, higher than your ways, challenge to look up, hope is ground in creation itself, when nations are born
We are the midwives
The word goes out from my mouth
Assurances of things hoped for, conviction of things not seen, evidence of God faith, rhythmic nature of creation, so above, so below, rain and snow, come down to earth, nourish back to health
We are the midwives
There is now no condemnation, reversal of judgement, open court for all to hear, grace for all
We are the midwives
Listen! A sower went out to sew
Opposition and understanding, Jesus hometown rejection, how does the gospel find hospitable space to grow, here but not over there? A time to plant and a time sew
We are the midwives
Hear the word and understand
A sower went out to sow, throw seed everywhere, on the well-worn path, rocky ground, among thorns, and on the fertile soil
We are the midwives

We Are the Life Water
We are the life water
Announce, the coming King, ride into Jerusalem, messianic expectation, role of Jesus, rich prophetic tradition, the role of messiah
We are the life water
The one comes riding on a donkey
Rejoice in the knowledge, the sovereign is on the way, rule in righteousness, justice, holds hope, see the oppressed people, saved by God, rules with God, the messiah is humble and gentle
We are the life water
I will set your prisoners free
Riding a on colt, humble animal,we find the business of life, production of food, carry people and goodness, antithesis of a horse, arrival announce the end of war, beginning of a universal peace
We are the life water
I delight in the law of God in my inmost self
Paul anguished wrestling with his inability to keep the law, I do not understand my own actions, imposes impossible burdens, keep the law, the law measures, meet the standard of the law, guilty conscience redeemed, provoking the celebratory shout
We are the life water
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest
Favourite hymn, childhood, I surrender all, all to thee, blessed Savior, clear the divine wisdom, proved right, special relationship with God, choose to share with God, powerful invitation to discipleship, close of todays
We are the life water
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light
Explore the kingdom message, renewed invitation, accept find rest
We are the life water
We see John the bug eating wilderness prophet, love a good meal,with many kinds of company, John wears scratchy shirts, invokes power
While Jesus keeps the wine flowing at a wedding, voice in the wilderness, questioning from darkness of a prison cell. Voice of healing
We are the life water

We Are the Providers
We are the providers
This passage, showdown, Hananiah, Jeremiah, what’s at stake? future of Judah, revolt, submit to the yoke, the prophet urges
We are the providers
The Prophet spoke
Historical moment, kairos moment, time of crisis, God people, discern the truth, social upheavals, revolt, standing at the edge, the cliff, discern, debate, destruction, restoration, exile and return
We are the providers
Bring back from Babylon
The prophet, convinced, time of Babylonians, will end, yoke will be broken, welcome, exiles return, temple restored, called by God, bad news, good news, want to live, the true prophet
We are the providers
Present yourselves to God
Justification, sanctification, God’s declaration, gracious decision, belonging, accent, God’s initiative, God’s action
We are the providers
Whoever welcomes you welcomes me
Power and compassion, challenge, welcoming one another, discover the reward, deep hospitality, God welcome, service to Christ, heroic acts, welcome one another, God asks, look around, welcomes me, give a cup of cold water, none of these will lose their reward
We are the providers
Receive a prophet
Discourse on discipleship, mission, trials of those sent out, those who host, For the twelve, Go out, stand together, reception, emissaries, little ones, readers of the gospel
We are the providers

We Are the Strangers
We are the strangers
Made clear, the promise, Abraham and Sarah hear, Sarah laughed
We are the strangers
Abraham looked up and saw three strangers
God keeps making, Sarah’s Empty womb, belly laugh, hope for a child, growing old, too old, not old enough, wisdom in years
We are the strangers
Let me bring a little bread
Role of hospitality, to strangers, social virtue, a sacred duty, treat like family, entertain angels, God renewed the promised, We belong to God, we encounter strangers, receive them as people
We are the strangers
We are justified by faith
Justification by faith, fruit of God justification, already complete, hope of sharing the Glory of God, enjoy peace in the present, hope for peace in the future
We are the strangers
The harvest is plentiful
Missionary discourse, labourers in the harvest, commissioning
We are the strangers
See I am sending you out
Continue to be amazed, crowds everywhere, The real shepherd, needs of the people, the crowds, emphasized, right at the beginning, human need, jow do we care
We are the strangers

We Are the Return
We are the return
Confession, first step, repent, failure, affirm, offense, heal, close, open, believer, movement, worship, hear, God word, mercy, challenge. Respond, gratitude, self give, draw close, to God, each other, love and communion, show the world, God’s saving intentions, clear the way, hear, the word, take action
We are the return
Return to heal
What are we doing? God doing? look to God, Oracle of challenge, loyalty, knowledge, to swearing, lying, murder, stealing, God words, judgement, pardon
We are the return
We may live
God makes, confession possible, motivate people, repent, generate fear, moved to change, prior, knowledge, God love
We are the return
For the promise
Justification by faith, the promise, drama of faith, believe things, little evidence, being a Christian, God incarnate, Jesus Christ, God raised, believing in, promise to Abraham, each milestone is the promise, God fulfills the promise
We are the return
Jesus walked along
Call story, disciples hear, even tax collectors, dead girl lives, woman is healed, beautiful commentary
We are the return
Take your your faith has made you well
Jesus focus, mercy ministry, healthy, wealthy, benefit, empire, Jesus heart, Jesus centre, touch them, Each scene reveals, Jesus becoming more intimate.
We are the return

We Are the First Day
We are the first day
Open, bible, creation, void, formless, black hole, bottomless well, chaos, order, abyss, mountain top, time, order
We are the first day
In the beginning
Identity, relationship, time began, beginning when? God creating, heaven, earth, creating, hearer, reality of time, divine activity
We are the first day
Let there be light
Scholarship, translation, render, first word, absolute, origin, evolution
We are the first day
Listen to my appeal
Paul, painful, letter, appeal, order, mutual, agreement, peace, fractious, God love, God peace, trinity, order, mutual, peace
We are the first day
The disciples went to the mountain
Ultimate, act, Matthew drama, Jesus meets, people, disciples, Gentile land, ministry, sent twelve, authority, power, cast out, heal the sick, teaching, widens, charge the followers
We are the first day
I am with you always
Passage, trinity, river bridges, assembled, fly in the season of need crafted, bear the people weight, march on a mission
We are the first day

We Are the Fire
We are the fire
Story, nature, spirit work, source, authority, crisis context, inside the tent, outside the world, leadership heart, prophesy, receive the spirit
We are the fire
The elders prophesied
Prophecy, two, power for all, turn up the volume, prophetic voice
We are the fire
The Spirit rested on them
Curious, spirit work, in concert, and solo, the lord came down, put on the spirit, beyond human expectation
We are the fire
The Day of Pentecost had come
Role of the holy Spirit, pouring out the spirit, sign, instrument, mission church, wait for the spirit, empowered by the spirit, Jerusalem witnesses, in Judea and Samaria, waited until Pentecost, promise, spirit outpouring
We are the fire
Jesus was standing there
The last day, feast of tabernacles, let anyone who is thirsty, out of the heart, living water flows, open self to others, power through vulnerability
We are the fire
Out of heart shall flow rivers of living water
Human need, let thirsty, come, invitation, everyone, thirsty for meaning, power, to be human, something more than we have, more than we are now
We are the fire

We Rise Again
We rise again
Faith, expectant, completion, creative, redeem, God action, Call of grandparents, revelation of today, God people, on their way, fulfill, the promise, celebration, ascension, pentecost, beyond anxiety, life purpose
We rise again
Restore the Kingdom
Forty days, Jesus spoke, God kingdom, remain in Jerusalem wait, baptized with Holy Spirit, restore
We rise again
They were gazing up
Restore, justice now, care in our hands, hope now, live in uncertainty, return, the promise, share the power, look beyond, myopic power
We rise again
Keep alert, like a roaring
Christ suffered, people suffer, never alone, walk with Christ, blessing on the way, God cares
We rise again
I have made your name known
Glory, joy, radiance, delirious peace, Tingles, tears, new horizons, perceive, can be seen
We rise again
All mine are yours
We look backward and forward, heard about Jesus, appearance to disciples, whispers of the promise, coming paraclete, celebrate the birth of the new church, exploding into mission, with spirit gifts, pause of a moment, hear the Jesus prayer, today
We rise again

We Are the Ancestor
We are the ancestor
Eternal, grateful, opportunity, read, master pieces, the quiet time, before dawn, and the end of day, labour intense, the journey takes time
We are the ancestor
The God who made the world
Living in a centre, intellectual pursuits, Athenians understand, loved learning, waking hours, hungered for more, leave no stone unturned, deeper existential restlessness, find the unknown God, a source of pride, find the rest and peace
We are the ancestor
God made all nations to inhabit the whole earth
The infinite abyss, within the soul, reserved for God alone, our heart is restless, until is rests in you, the wellspring of life, quest for the ground of being, creating space, spiritual sensibilities, reach beyond, know this God, God created, sustains heaven and earth, guardian over space and time, find rest in God
We are the ancestor
Do not fear what they fear
Writing to a people, facing, persecution, prior to beginning, loyalty, avoid persecution, write the letter, stand firm in their faith, present sufferings, oppressed by the empire, imitating Christ, identity in the midst of trials
We are the ancestor
If you love me, you will keep my commandments
Love me, keep commandments, conflate, indicative mood, imperative, how we should live, the ways things are, vested interest, not lock the doors, all God’s children, God is love
We are the ancestor
I am coming to you
Humility, overcome, commonsense, assumptions, ideas, suffering is a test, today is prepared, accept persecution, normal prelude, comparable to what Peter describes
We are the ancestor

We Are the Right Hand
We are the right hand
Portrays, first sermon, Stephen, challenge, imagine, complain, stone, first martyr, bear witness
We are the right hand
I see the heavens opened
Courtrooms, witness speak, what they know, experience, call to be, affirm, I am a Christian
We are the right hand
Then he knelt down
Passages, bear witness, opportunity, bring good news, famous wisdom, grace, summary, lecture, prophetic speech, fulfill, promise, provide, call before
We are the right hand
Come to him a living stone
Mystical imagery, intersects, Christocentrism, capacity of Scripture, juxtaposition, ideas, images, follow one thread, vision of eucharistic community, spiritual reality
We are the right hand
Do not let your hearts be troubled
Sundays of Easter, guide for disciples, taught, physical presence in their midst, John’s farewell, prepare believers, consider, believers union, hope for life, Jesus as saviour, relationship between Jesus and Abba, the sending one, theology of prayer
We are the right hand
I go and prepare a place for you
Jesus words, beginning, countless times, edge of a grave, death is not the end, beginning of the way, disciples are incredulous, so are most in the pews
We are the right hand

We Are Generous Heart
We are generous heart
Portrait, blossoming, abundance, wonders and signs, radical transformations, communal life
We are generous heart
They would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need
Idealize, things in common, sale of property, share wealth, Christian unity, sacrificial giving
We are generous heart
All who believed were together and had all things in common
Growth, sacrificial sharing, built the faith of early Christians, devoted themselves to the apostles, teaching and fellowship, bread breaking, prayers
We are generous heart
You have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls
This passage, submission, valorize suffering, oppression of the powerless, compassion, suffer with
We are generous heart
The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep
Attentive shepherd, I am, declare, God protect, God’s own
We are generous heart
I am the gate
The gate, entrance, sheepfold, open gate, voice is known, gatekeeper, shepherd
We are generous heart

We Are the Road
We are the road
Repentance, wade in the water, package, bundle, portray, longing, human heart, life, offer, sacred words, new community
We are the road
The promise is for you
Peter, three thousand, inquirer, call, new life, descent into the water, portray, rising up, new birth, transform, Christ eyes, walk in the mission road, reconcile, justice, call to discipleship, radical change, share the table
We are the road
Welcome the message
Call to the water, promise, forgive, heart, justify, faith, action of water, heal, mend restore
We are the road
Live in reverence
Christ, spirit, diverse, person, encourage, explore, diversity, flesh, depth, breadth, experience God love, vision, Christ work, impact, history, our story
We are the road
They were going to the Emmaus village
Narrative, freight, baggage, surplus, Jesus mind opener, understand, discipleship of equals, baptism and eucharist
We are the road
Jesus known in the bread breaking
Midday on the road, which way, GPS, back to fishing nets, routine, the road of will return, human condition, remember, cease to regret, avoid excessive expectation, human condition, post alleluias, life breaks through, bread is reborn
We are the road

We Are the Key
We are the key
Resurrection, foundation, Christ faith, Paul speak, early Christians, proclamation, rise again
We are the key
Listen to what I say
What is made, resuscitate, resurrect, Jesus lives, raised, new, transformed life
We are the key
I saw the Lord
Some questions, Jesus body, question, at the tomb, flee in terror and fear
We are the key
Blessed be God
Proclamation, great mercy, new birth, living hope, J.C lives, praise, human community, God mercy with us, live in joy
We are the key
Jesus came and stood among them
Easter morning, witness, Jesus, ascension, return to God, appear, commission, disciples, crucified, risen one
We are the key
They saw the Lord
Human mind, searches, order, understand the world, come, awareness, impulse, pushes, love, mystery stories, mystery of the heart, make sense, shore up, evidence, leap of faith
Love wins
We are the key

We Are the Rolling Stones
We are the rolling stones
People survived, the sword, find grace, wilderness, hearer, God called, God people, rescue from sin, persist, call, holy people
We are the rolling stones
The Lord appeared to him from far away
Literal sense, wilderness, exile lives, survived, Babylon, God calls, promise, shall build again
We are the rolling stones
Jesus is in the building
You shall plant
God loves, love beyond, love near, love bridge, generations, restores, possible, foundation
We are the rolling stones
Christ is your life
Writer, counter, how to live, die and rise with Christ, where is Jesus, where are we?
We are the rolling stones
Mary came to the tomb
Tomb raiders,
Easter stands, ascension, resurrection, witness, first day, still dark, footrace, to the tomb, Mary reports, John tells
We are the rolling stones
I have seen the Lord!
Come and see, unexpected, upset, only way, come and see difference, followers, unlike other people, come and see how they love the word
We are the rolling stones

We Are the Sacred Memory
We are sacred memory
The servant song, my servant, humiliation, exaltation, servant of the Lord, servant songs, interpretive issue, these passage
We are sacred memory
He was wounded
Interpretive poles, collective, individual interpretation, Israel called, king embodies, corporate personality
We are sacred memory
The one shall see light
The servant here has a mission, refer to prophet, Moses, King Cyrust of Persia, the servant past, present, the figure, the writer, who would come to embody, more fully, the Lord’s Servant, identity of the servant
We are sacred memory
This is the covenant
Use words, complex witness, scriptural complexity, presence, variety of ways, God speak, God ways, in the world, theologies produce, the danger exists, the perennial question, Jesus of Nazareth, God work, salvation, pitfalls, hopefulls, day by day, for us and for all
We are sacred memory
Receive mercy
Use words, complex witness, illuminate, narrative, produce, faithful, danger, danger, offer, question, life, death, of Jesus, equals salvation, for us, then and now
We are sacred memory
Meanwhile standing near the cross
Narrate, condemnation, execution, burial, application, God son, King, climatic
We are sacred memory
It is finished
The rituals, customs, congregation, reflect, on those who died, past year, grief, done, continue, Jesus was buried, form and language, stark and spartan, no flowers, no banners, slowly, God silence, buried, tomb, this side of Easter
We are sacred memory

We Are the Walk
We are the walk to Jerusalem
Life is a house, building blocks of life, body and human life, work in progress, the stone that the builders rejected, chief cornerstone
We are the walk to Jerusalem
God has given the voice of a teacher
Suffering servant, this cup pass from me
We are the walk to Jerusalem
This is the gate of the Lord
Praise God, for the marvelous, made the cornerstone, integrity, God presence, trouble outside the gates
We are the walk to Jerusalem
Go into the village
Luke’s story, Jerusalem journey, look for a colt, the Lord needs, Jesus has power to predict
We are the walk to Jerusalem
God has opened my ear
Comfort here, relationship, in the face of oppression, giver of life, sustain the weary, bow down, desperation, exhaustion, encourage words, source, enable to speak
We are the walk to Jerusalem
Christ humbled himself
Lyric, purpose, Christ story, incarnation, crucifixion, exaltation, history, theology, divinity, Christ pattern
We are the walk to Jerusalem
He took the cup
Spirit of the age, God presence, God absence, forsaken, crying, loud voice, awaken, wilderness, oasis, prophet, proclaim
We are the walk to Jerusalem
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Jesus offers, into the God hands, heart of things, letting go, remember me, in your kingdom
We are the walk to Jerusalem

We Are the Bones
Dry bones strewn, across the valley, great gifts, these bones refashion, great clatter, strapped with sinew, flesh and skin, four winds
We are the bones
Can these bone lives
Return to the land of Israel, the descendents, marched to Babylon, dusty hopelessness, dry bones, exiles find their way home, the bones, the whole house of Israel
We are the bones
I will cause breath to enter you
Granted as much, despairing refugee, hope for return, in the valley of dry bones, source of hope for human beings, deliverance
We are the bones
The Spirit is life and peace
The Christian life is a material life, setting our mind on the spirit, spirit and flesh, soul and body, concreteness, messiness, instruments of God’s grace and peace
We are the bones
Take away the stone
The raising of Lazarus, illness, death and burial, emergence from his tomb, recalled from death to life, searching, reflection
We are the bones
Jesus wept, terseness, Jesus began
We are the bones

We Are the Well
We are the well
Long, complex, narrative, Israel’s wilderness sojourn, story of thirst, testing, critical question, God’s presence, providence of God
We are the well
The people were thirsty
Moses, theology of sufficiency, God walked along, people complained, lack of food and water, manna and water provided, God provides
We are the well
Strike the rock, and water will come out
Provisions, Moses is a surrogate for God, God sign of presence, thirsty and hungry people, quarrel with Moses, test the Lord
We are the well
Endurance produces character
Justification by faith, relationships, own experience, negative, positive, empower to Joy, full relationship, to do list, half empty, half full
We are the well
A Samaritan woman came to draw water
Encounter with Jesus, well woman, Jacob’s well, Samaritan woman, unbelief, belief, ask for a drink, break open the locked doors, true light, enter the dark world, truth speak
We are the well
The water that I will give them will never be thirsty
Pick a story, preaching life, life time, bucket list, ready for filling, living water, deep drink, from the well,
We are the well

We Are the Blessing
We are the blessing
Form the bridge, primal history, Israel story, rush hour in the bible, call, Abram and Sarai promise, Chosen God people, break heart and delight God
We are the blessing
Go from your country
Ancient, today, grafted to the chosen, Special agents, blessing, human family, blessed to be a blessing, world hope
We are the blessing
Abraham and Sarah went on their way
First human, creatures, broken past, God world, take life, craving, on one hand, and the other, clothing, exemption, Plan B
We are the blessing
The promise came
Primacy of grace, relationship, community, full members, mother and father of the nations, unity
We are the blessing
How can anyone be born again?
Stir imagination, Jesus in Jerusalem, Intro Nicodemus, Sanhedrin, Came to Jesus by night
We are the blessing
God so loves the world
Loaded words, wonder, repertoire, world, story, living compassion, night and day
We are the blessing

We Are the Open Eyes
We are the open eyes
Narrative, scenes, God placement, Adam, garden, formation, helper, disruption, temptation, serpent, judgement, expulsion, man, woman
We are the open eyes
In the garden
Knowledge tree, good, evil, planted, connect, sharp, contrast, question, human vocation, permit, prohibit, responsible, restore
We are the open eyes
You may eat
Tree, appears, connect, God, human, flourish, broken command, compromise, trust, intimacy, trust erosion, wayward, estrangement, alienation, distance
We are the open eyes
Receive the free gift
Paul, powerful, magnitude, sin, abundance, Christ grace, Christ power, nature, human dilemma, humans being, deep, wide, hope
We are the open eyes
Jesus was led
The point, Jesus mission, tempt, proposal, divine commission
We are the open eyes
Live by the God word
Narrative, Jesus tempt, forty days, lent, transform, the stones, disbelief, compel faith, intro Jesus, invite to be grace
We are the open eyes

We Are the Mountain
We are the mountain
The law, God tells Moses, ascend the mountain, receive the tablets, God reveals
We are the mountain
Come up to the mountain, compose, ethical ear, contemplative eye, hear God voice, God speak, Moses, hear, companions, ascend, guide, called, God word, behold, appear, God glory
Sacred fire, human knowing
We are the mountain
I will give you tablets of stone, seams woven together, integrity, God word, God see, God listen, life live, pray hard
We are the mountain
Made known the power, transfiguration, Christ future, foretaste, Christ power, Christ coming, God promise
We are the mountain
His face shone like the sun, metamorphosis, great God fact, bible, text, life, Christ mystery, Christ presence
We are the mountain
Get up and be not afraid, challenge, promise, preach, abundance, trajectory, tradition, Christ glory, messianic secret, Peter stammers, Christ humour, magnificence, vision glory
We are the mountain

We Choose Life
We choose life
God words, Moses hears, deliverer, choice, promise, choose life, blessings
We choose life
Call heaven and earth to witness today
Bondage, God covenant, God law, now stand, enter, promised land, land live, crossroads, hope now
We choose life
Love the Lord
Choosing life, God ways, holy way, preserve covenant, God friend, celebration day, God creation, God rest
We choose life
God gives growth
Work, factions, frictions, formations, wisdom, good, bad, the ugly, knowledge gift, equip humans
We choose life
Remember that your brother and sister
Prophet law, followers, anger, oath, righteous hope
We choose life
Let your word be yes
Legal, righteous, new element, eschaton prophet, age end, realm of God realize the realm
We choose life

We are the Light of the World
We are the light of the world
Gusto, divine, indictment, true nature, fasting, judgement, long tradition, prophetic proclamations, worship, justice, eyes of God.
We are the light of the world
Shout out loud
Religious, Torah, sacred, seek God, God ways, life path, know God, God near, humble, day of atonement
We are the light of the world
Share your bread with the hungry
Ritual, oppress, welcome, quarrel, listen, self sacrifice, bow down, lift up, private, public, broken, heal
We are the light of the world
I came to you in my weakness
Wisdom tool, gain, God knowing, divide, danger, rescue, God wisdom
We are the light of the world
You are the salt of the earth
Disciple call, describe, prescribe, Earth salt, ignite goodness, suffer loss, care, seek justice, show mercy, be peacemakers, courage stand
We are the light of the world
You are the light of the world
Who are we? What to do? Ignite the fire, be light of the world
We are the light of the world

We are the Deliverer
We are the deliverer
World watch, Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, came to life, oppression, new light, bring joy, hope, prosperity, nation, turning point, new footsteps, dramatic turn, emerging consciousness, pioneer work, emancipation, from bondage
We are the deliverer
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light
Truth statement, declare, turning point, oppression to liberation, God hears, anguish, yoke, is broken, exile no more
We are the deliverer
Multiplied the nation
Burden, no more, accession, Immanuel Child, human, David, create a wondrous hope
We are the deliverer
We belong to Christ
Divisions no more, human city, God city, church vision, common mind, sacred way, communion with God
We are the deliverer
Follow me, and I will make you fish for people
Season of Epiphany, making known, light does shine
We are the deliverer
Immediately they left their nets and followed Christ
Perspective, beginning something, comforting, sense of familiarity, rhythms, Jesus steps, Jesus call
We are the deliverer

We are the Listener
We are the listeners
Culture, destiny, potential, go beyond, the life dream, social mobility, alive and well, abundance, promise, superheroes, super powers, longing to be discovered, become more, social patterns, deep seated sense, destined for greater things, called beyond, finitude, children of God
We are the listeners
The Lord called me before I was born
Higher calling, intimate care, God bestows, before birth, the servant, called, equipped, restore, salvation, saving work, set apart, through grace, nation prophet, God prepares, God plan
We are the listeners
You are my servant
Called by God, election, God chose us, Christ children
We are the listeners
The Testimony of Christ is our strength
Division, threaten church, Christ identity, tension, division
We are the listeners
I saw the spirit descending like a dove
Gospel, hear something, retell, key moments, call, John the Baptist
We are the listeners
We have found the messiah
Forgiveness, name, identity, baptism, a beginning, an ending, a fresh start, hope, peace, joy, evangelism, salvation moment, share the story, welcome, come and see today
We are the listeners

We are the Fire
We are the fire
Call, prophet, speak, heal, light breaks, radiant, return, famine, feast, abundance, honor, restore
We are the fire
Arise shine for your light has come
We are the fire
Hope, future, vision, stand, God light, new dawn
Nations shall come to your light
Work, courage, radiate, prophet, preach, first voice, in despair, arise shine, light has come, God light
We are the fire
Understanding of the mystery of Christ
Mystery, Jesus speak, heal, mend, renew, broken lives, God reveal, human beings, love and mercy
We are the fire
Go and search diligently for the child
Reveal, fear, compassion, child, harm, protect, eye of the storm, still point
We are the fire
They left for their own country by another road
Gift, precious, kneel, homage, Christ child, reach with hand
We are the fire

We are the Gift
We are the gift
Relationship, teach, history, struggle, Peter, Paul, the Law, Council, Jerusalem, Christ faith
We are the gift
Here is my servant, wrath, love, bridge, old, new, testament
We are the gift
Honour the chosen, Servant song, who, God servant, God people
We are the gift
You know the message, Jesus Baptism, God work, God shows, no partiality
We are the gift
Jesus came to be baptized, celebration, mystery, tradition, water, restore, transform, God human
We are the gift
“This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
God power, theophany, mountains, springs, rivers, God reveal, God people, God speak, Heart speak
We are the gift

We are the Beginning
We are the beginning
Exuberance, day breaks, singing, bird song, dawn, day light, hope, child sign, to be born, converge, wake up, put on Christ, captivity is past, so real, God deliverance
We are the beginning
Listen! Lift up our voice
Christ birth, break into song, hosts of heaven, Gloria in excelsis Deo, heaven sound, prophet, angel song, God glory, desire, come to pass
We are the beginning
Break forth into singing,
Exultation, return, exile, faith, holy one, ancient promise, history, beyond, ruin, restore, whole humanity, embraced, divine love, expected child, human world
We are the beginning
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors
Proclaim, divine, exalted language, Jesus, anointed Son, provide the vehicle
We are the beginning
In the beginning was the Word
The mysteries of the universe, fill the understanding of today, reason and justice, grip the remotest loneliness star
We are the beginning
And the Word became flesh and lived among us
God child, watch, excitement, Christmas memories, Yearn for word and the light, here and now. O Christmas Tree, light our way
We are the beginning

We are the Sacred Light
We are the sacred light – in the silent night
Take your stand
Take your stand, save, hold firm, the word
We are the sacred light
A shoot shall come
A shoot, stump, Jesse, spirit, knowledge, delight. Justice for the poor wolf live with the lamb, knowledge of God
We are the sacred light
Stand and shepherd
Ancient, stand, strength, live, be our peace
We are the sacred light
The word became flesh
We are the sacred light
I am the voice in the wilderness
The word became flesh, among us, testify, light, the voice, in the wilderness
We are the sacred light
God sent Gabriel
Gabriel, greets
We are the sacred light
Do not be afraid
Shepherds, angel, appeared, do not be afraid, good news, born, saviour, swaddling clothes, heavenly host, manger, peace
Let’s go to Bethlehem
Go to Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph, spread the word, child
We are the sacred light
Saw a star
Where is the child, saw the star, Jesus was born, opened their treasures
We are the sacred light
Return to their country by another route
We are the sacred light

We are the Midwives
We are the midwives
Prophetic, yearning, hope, God promise, birth, Immanuel, God with us, proclamation, stranger, familiar
We are the midwives
Look, the young woman is with child
Captured by Advent, divine, confront, contrary, deep, high, tempt, fear, trust, pregnant, invasion, strange, hear
We are the midwives
Ask a sign
Meaning, nativity, encounter, God gives, hidden, sign
We are the midwives
We receive grace
Provide, foundation, trigger, range, salvation, event, response, prominent, creed
We are the midwives
The Lord appeared to Joseph
Singular, multifaceted, reality, truth, reign, consumption, deliverance, perception
We are the midwives
He will save the people
Joseph’s nightmares, imagine, dream, flee, refugee, imagine, find, sanctuary, home
Silent night! Holy Night!
We are the midwives

We are the Blossom
We are the blossom
Sacred, God people, rejoice, prophet, dry places, wilderness, create, order, be glad, singing, the land belongs to God, grace is for all
We are the blossom
The wilderness shall be glad
God prepares, Messiah coming, behold, promise, presence, make room, God breaks in
We are the blossom
Be strong, and do not fear
God reach, human, take heart, God cares, in barren times, renew, restore, earth care, strength for hand and knee, future, be strong, ignite courage
We are the blossom
Strengthen your hearts
Desert blooming, rejoice, stand firm, bear burdens together, patient, endurance
We are the blossom
See I am sending a messenger
Iconostasis, art, image, light, beacon, Mary, mother, Baptist John
We are the blossom
Prepare your way
God call, time, space, heart, Jesus is real, belong, deep moments, eyes see, Christ root, heart hear, faith in action
We are the blossom

We are the Root
We are the root
Realm of God, Lord Spirit, rests on them, wolf and lamb together, spirit with us, God kingdom, now, Jesus life
We are the root
A shoot shall come
Hope, peace prince, current, David house, tree like, roots sprout, David line emerge, David peace, peace time.
We are the root
The spirit of wisdom shall come
Renewal, human possibility, divine gift, spirit of YHWH, David, God hope, renew, new life, make possible, Bethlehem, king emerge, counsel, knowledge, fear of the Lord, promise, spirit bearer
We are the root
Live in harmony
God search, accept human, stable of humanity, come in search, season of Christ birth, incarnation, enables, encourages, Christ has accepted us
We are the root
Prepare the way of the Lord
Advent, preparation, regular times, dwell ahead of time, God promise, Jesus birth
We are the root
Make the paths straight
Who are we, what are we to do, look at the back closets of the minds, Matthew’s time, temple before and after, the bridge forward
We are the root

We are the Mountain
Hearing words, call on others, listen with us, seeing the word, seeing beyond seeing, see reality, see depth, human imagination, anticipation, Judah, Jerusalem, revealed by God, God’s servants, God shares the word, God people, behold the word
We are the mountain
Let us go up to the mountain
God word, enacted, intent, God word, become deed, promise, fulfilment, let there be light, see the poor, prayer is action
We are the mountain
Beat swords into ploughshares
Paint, picture, justice, mercy, walk with God, the last days, new future, the future is now
We are the mountain
Wake from sleep
Circle, birth, death, rebirth, Judaic roots, God creation, recreation, look backward to see forward, God way, new heaven, new earth, between times
We are the mountain
Keep awake
Wake, watchful, work to see, to grasp, to hold, to mend, to heal, work outside, work inside, rapture opens the way, Jesus voice, hope spirit, no one knows the hour, great expectations
We are the mountain
Be ready for the child comes
Living is compassion, our neighbour shares our humanity with us, see beyond barriers, land, language, God image, companion, walk, share our shoes, be blessed community
We are the mountain

We are the Shepherds
We are the shepherds
Bring people together, scattered, north, south, east, west, come all you people
Great expectations
We are the shepherds
Gather the remnant, the task, assurance, God is giving, bring them back, God at the helm, promise born, word is here
We are the shepherds
Raise a righteous branch, the people, scattered, after, exile, wars, invasion, leadership derailed, leadership restored, scattered return
We are the shepherds
May you be strong
Prayer for community, thanksgiving, redemption, revelation, reign of Christ
We are the shepherds
Today you will be with me in Paradise
Reign of Christ, when we look, when we look down
We are the shepherds
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Fountain, rejoice, Jesus’, death and life, the thief death and life, Remember me, in kingdom
We are the shepherds

We are Creating Hands
We are creating hands
Text, prophet, vision, heaven, earth, art, new, born, create, imagination, transform, habitation, woven, relationship, holistic
We are creating hands
Create new heaven and new earth
Move, this way, vision, picture, answer, word of God, create, past will be past, new things, memory, common, new picture
We are creating hands
The wolf and lamb shall feed together
Prophet vision, context, turned away, my way, renew the God way, break in, world turns upside down, new heaven earth
We are creating hands
Do not be weary in doing what is right
Thessalonians, letting down, community, reconnect, Paul’s letter, responsible, get back to work
We are creating hands
I will give you words and a wisdom
Invited to be terrified, promise of God, no hair of your head will perish, a hand that carries, endurance gain your souls, confident, safe in sacred hands
We are creating hands
By your endurance you will gain your souls
Christ promise, word speak, word create, word given, beginning, word hear, testimony, faith gift, Christ word, kingdom word, destruction, construction, unshakeable, small breath, these words, endure, soul gain
We are creating hands

We are the Poetry
We are the poetry
Think, past, glorious, human, present, whats next?, restore, frustrate, back to land, hand work
We are the poetry
Take courage, all you people of the land
Image, temple, rebuild, blue prints, tools, architect, stone cutters, carpenters, many hands, build again
We are the poetry
The promise I made
Responsible, failure, blame, God, complaint, forgive, renew, hope with us
We are the poetry
Strengthen your hearts
Message, comfort, false teaching, sound word, Day of the Lord, keep hope alive, hardships, hope ships
We are the poetry
Those who belong to this age
God is alive, forgotten, remember, overcome, defeat, restore
We are the poetry
God of the living
Faith commands, love another, promise, love never ends, love that lives on, resurrection, illusions, foundations, immeasurable, endure, death and life
We are the poetry

We are the Dream
We are the dream
Embrace, comfort, encourage, weeping, quieting, mend, lament, watcher, wait for God, hear lament, answer
We are the dream
Stand at the watch post
Lament, devastation, broken, justice, how long, listen, save
We are the dream
There is still a vision
Invade, lawless, disorder, abandon, take notice, prayer, human lament, give ear to my prayer, in suffering, faithful, silence, human misery, devout pleading, restore
We are the dream
Always give thanks to God
Understand, passage, possible, language, suffering, restore, confidence, God presence
We are the dream
He climbed a sycamore tree
Powerful, tax collector, Jesus call, offer half of possessions, to the poor, seek out Jesus, along the road
We are the dream
Today salvation comes to this house
The story, Zacchaeus runs ahead, climbs a tree, hurries down from tree, stand before Jesus, running, climbing, up and down, stand, meet Jesus today
We are the dream
For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost
Bend in the story, outsider, insider, welcome, outcast, incast, healing, restore, invite, run into the arms of Jesus
We are the dream

We are the Spirit
We are the spirit
Raise, throws down, hymn to God, in my sickness, work, message, prophets, woe, long shadow, threat, hope
We are the spirit
O children of Zion, be glad
Oracles, destruction, invade, devour, incarnation of hunger, land of plenty, wilderness, humankind, devastation, wake, instruments of life, summon of the people
We are the spirit
You shall eat in plenty
Immediate, divine response, comprehend, mind of God, army, throw down, build up, God raises, have mercy, light in the darkest grave, turn of fortune, new creation, bumper harvest, people of Jerusalem, God sign, benevolence, grace
We are the spirit
I am already being poured out as a libation
Perspective, human struggle, life’s meaning, heart, pastoral, author, separation, boundary, life, death
We are the spirit
Two people went up to the temple to pray
Good teacher, eternal life, heart question, steadfast love, weakness, humanity, sustain, God’s people, God pours, spirit, call, save
We are the spirit
Two men went up to the temple to pray
Appropriate, address, prayer, candor, simplicity, absolute trust, God mercy, model prayer, tax, steal, money restore, repent, bribe, trust, Find mercy, today
We are the spirit

We are the Heart
We are the heart
Punctuate, initiate, platform, doctrine, message, new idea, respect, first glance, rise in ordinary, how long
We are the heart
I will make a new covenant
Pregnant with possibility, signs, future, brimming with promise, exile and return, judgement, grief stages, time stops, severed past, the voice, the whisper, hope now
I will write on their hearts
We are the heart
I will write on their hearts
Bold, God speak, covenant, silence in the rubble, dark, foreboding, day of the Lord, new time, build, plant, coming, fertile time, God watch, today
We are the heart
All scripture is inspired by God
Admonish, false, truth, write a letter, sacred, faith teachers, foundation, emerge
We are the heart
Pray always and not to lose heart
Widow, layers, key words, persistence, resistance, deliverance, All we know in the life of prayer is asking, seeking, knocking and waiting, kingdom come
We are the heart
I will grant justice
Early church, protection, persecution, loving presence, requests, love, patience, persistent prayers of the heart
We are the heart

We are Radical Gratitude
We are radical gratitude
Do theology, stranger question, raise folk, come to worship, get us into, God words
We are radical gratitude
When you come into the land
Liturgical acts, confession, affirmation, corporate memory, act of gratitude, God’s particular grace, ends in celebration, embrace, extends beyond Israel, own life, rooted in memory,
We are radical gratitude
The aliens, reside among you, wandering Aramean, was my ancestor, shaped by journey, bounty, come into the land, voice gratitude, claim story, their story, our story
We are radical gratitude
You shall take some of the first fruit
Goddess of memory, mother of imagination, mother of faith, God’s promise, belong to God, never forsake people in the middle of the journey, this do in remembrance of me
We are radical gratitude
Do not worry about anything
Paul’s radical revision, observance of the covenant, hard questions, followers of Jesus, daily life
We are radical gratitude
They found him by the sea side
Perspective on a text, predictable pattern, hearing a word, testimony, scripture, question, hearer, provoke
We are radical gratitude
I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry
Comprehend everything, the way, the truth, the life, kingdom inside our hearts, bread of life, word made flesh
We are radical gratitude

We are the Earth
We are the earth
Hope, praise, joy, cheery songs, silence, whispers, devastation, trauma, holy city, promised land, the temple, silence falls over the land
We are the earth
Jerusalem lives among the nations
Radical suffering, resonates, Babylonian captivity of Judah, global genocides, neighbourhood shootings, personal tragedy, silent grief
We are the earth
The road to Zion is hard
Memorial, what to speak, how to speak, incredible promise, find a focus, bring hope, encouragement, bring comfort, to broken hearts
We are the earth
Paul, an apostle for the promise of life
Draw strength, pursue enriching lives, service to God
We are the earth
Increase our faith
Modern ears, inside and outside the Christian family, faith, strange, dangerous, increase faith, small, power to heal
We are the earth
Come here at once and take your place at the table
The key, tell the story, compare, one who serves, friends, kneel and serve , night of arrest, wash feet, increase faith, tiny, to do great things
We are the earth

We are the Deed
We are the deed
The land, life and death, agrarian society, prize land, legal, protect land, family, prize space, where we live, home, value, human agency, God’s mission
We are the deed
The word came to Jeremiah
Prophetic symbol, Jeremiah bought a field, simple act, location, city of Jerusalem, Babylonian army circle the city, Jeremiah confined, exchange through proxy, we are the proxy
We are the deed
Buy my field that is at Anathoth,
Real estate transaction, Abraham bought land to bury Sarah, Boaz redeemed a field, also tarnished real estate deals, real estate is blessing or curse
We are the deed
Be generous, and ready to share
Active, courageous, choice, true life, starting point, challenge, inspire hope, shape human conversation, in the world
We are the deed
There was a poor person
Parables of rich man and Lazarus, reversals of fortune, promised in Magnificat, sermon on the plain, stewardship of goods, balancing the scales, excess emptiness
We are the deed
When someone speaks compassion, they will repent
True faith, great chasm, judge, great teacher, faithful, action, compassion, impoverished, find comfort, suffering, healing
We are the deed

We are the Balm of Healing
We are balm of healing
The lament of Jeremiah, Judah’s pathos, intensity rhythm, poetry, keep pace, God anguish, human community, the people’s voice, speak now
We are balm of healing
We hear the cry of the people
Every generation, hear, lament, with new ear, suffering, timeless, centuries, culture, prophet life, difficult, burden, joy gone, grief is here, heart sick
We are balm of healing
The health of the people restored
On the one hand, lament is from the people, God’s beloved, vulnerable, far, wide, in the land, include, engage, the world beyond the walls, this shapes us
We are balm of healing
I urge that prayers be made for everyone
Everyone, universal, prayer, salvation, prayer and intercession, mirror God, participation, salvific will
We are balm of healing
There was a manager
Dishonest steward, imitate, behaviour, commend, danger of money, rival to God
We are balm of healing
Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much
Profit and loss, love of money, consider our wealth, economics, impossible to serve God and mammon, motivation, relationships that we forge. Serve God, love people
We are balm of healing

We are the Earth
We are the earth
Lament, foe, threat, looming, horizon, privilege, resonate, threat, empire, warning, search, for the beacon, the sign post, the way forward
We are the earth
A wind comes
Hot wind, spirit, barren, wilderness, way forward, wound, people, vulnerable, fair
We are the earth
The whole land shall be
Vulnerable, repentance, God voice, onslaught, nature, hot wind, intense, nature, wind that winnows, separate wheat from chaff, wind cleans, wind scatters, wind, breath of God
We are the earth
Christ strengthens us
Gratitude, mercy of God, Martin Luther, grace, anxiety, scriptures, righteousness, gift from God, faith and love, who acts, believes, advocate
We are the earth
The sheep are found
Good pub, ready made party, Jesus is eating and drinking in the Good Pub, seeks out, lost and found, let all in, who is in, who is lost, who is found, be the Christ Community today
We are the earth
Rejoice with all, for all is found
Sin, forgive, repent, change, mind, all found, twist, turns, truth, surpiese, hidden, discovered, sweeping clean
We are the earth

We are the Potter
We are the potter
Immanence, transcendence, genius, apostle, gift, proclamation, import, significance, divine authority
We are the potter
Come down to the potter’s house
Argument, basic, gifted individual, aptitudes, seek, expression, called, given, generation to generation, original thought, conventional wisdom, apostolic message, foolishness, solitude, labour, solitary venture, community of faith
We are the potter
Working at the wheel
Distinctions, background, steward of the tradition, foolish, lonely, community, prophet, apostle
Jeremiah’s call, Israel’s purpose, the chosen people, tradition, handed down, prophet words, seem familiar, greeted, skepticism, political, military, religious, ethical
We are the potter
Appeal on the basis of love
Wonderful letter, brevity, most human, salutation, Hellenic grace, Hebraic peace, suave urbanity, onesimus, useful, writer
We are the potter
Carry the cross
Faithful discipleship, faint of heart, blessing and righteous, guests, host wedding banquet, realm of God, great supper, feast, held for the poor, crippled lame, the blind from near and far, cost of discipleship, the cross looms, before followers, the cross emerges before us
We are the potter
Become my disciple
Working out our discipleship, what we give away, what we keep for ourselves, impartiality, church as a community, pastoral care, high level of trust, spiritual director
We are the potter

We are the Land
We are the land
When children remember the beach, water’s rush, knock you down, recall the baby pools, the water of ocean, splash and play, make castles, dug holes, real water, land meets the water
We are the land
Hear the word
Parable, pastoral, living water, managed water, chosen people, brought out of Egypt, through wilderness, changed Gods, to the God of the ancestors
We are the land
I brought you into a plentiful land
Courtroom, familiar, prophet, literature, wayward, people, interrogation, leaders, mediate, divine presence, lead, God people, pursuit of sacred purpose. Blind guides who distract, priestly lineage, follow God ways, discern, the way forward
We are the land
show hospitality to strangers
Worship centres, arts in music and drama, extended families, sanctuary place, fondest dreams, maelstroms, contentiousness, family unpacked, love is patience, love is kind, love understands
We are the land
Sit down at the lowest place
Be a blessing to others, many times, first memory, hearing, mystery of faith, seek the elders
We are the land
When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind
Jesus says, turn toward the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, Jesus challenge reaches across the boundaries of place and time, share the table, boundary breaker, banquet for all
We are the land

We are the Womb of Life
We are the womb of life
Political saw, out of hand, routine version, familiar, institution, capable, deluded, danger, self, republic, sardonic, reluctance, accept the job, refuse, appropriate, commendation
We are the womb of life
I consecrated you
Perspective, call, ministry, prophets, initial, embrace, appointed, task, speak, divine, word, serve, prove God, summons, legitimize, prophet, false, glib, eager, name, God word, least, most, hear, pleasing, optimistic, peace word, Jeremiah, lasting peace
We are the womb of life
Now I have put my words in your mouth.
True prophets speak, against the data, displeasing word, upsetting, foreboding word, proven true, over time, isolating, countercultural, dimension, true prophecy, false, unwelcomed, speaker, Word from God, marginalize, endanger, prophet, campaign, for that job
We are the womb of life
You have come to the city of the living God
Notice, development, passage, begin, lapse, dishonour, Christian, habit, favour, self comparison, Judaism, God of wrath, God of grace, God mercy, judgement, consider God
We are the womb of life
He laid his healing hands on her
Woman, crippled, spirit, stand up straight, healing, Jesus calls, set free, ailment, lay hands, response, stand up straight, petitions, illness, strain, see the sun, sky, the stars, look down, to look up, just a glance, heal on the sabbath
We are the womb of life
You are set free
Dominion, begin, God kingdom, like, where Jesus is, foretaste, coming kingdom, blindness, hearing, broken, disfigured, God reign, good for all, good for all, God future, manifest, find ourselves
We are the womb of life

We are the Vineyard
We are the vineyard
Prophecy, during war, parable, vineyard, passage, woes, success, failure, condition, society, crisis, injustice, righteous
We are the vineyard
Build a watchtower
Insatiable greed, rich, powerful, reflected, joining, house to house, field to field, latifundia, no place left, for common people, morally bankrupt, innocent find their rights
We are the vineyard
Sing my love song
Isaiah employs the parable method, engage hearers, judge, in the situation, ears to hear, vintner comes, charge, vineyard unattended, yield wild grapes, destroy the vineyard, lord of hosts, Israel vs Judah, consequences, judgement
We are the vineyard
Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses
Reading, writer, idea of faith, courage to endure, stiffen the spines, struggle with hostility, larger story, promise reaching back, ancient ancestors, elusive, present, form of hope, strangers live in hostile culture, reaching, yet to grasp
We are the vineyard
I came to bring fire
Guide our feet, way of peace, Jesus appears, bring fire, reconcile, peace bless, sick heal, teach greet, balm, alienation, invitation
We are the vineyard
See a cloud rising
Claim of course, implication, responsible for knowing, vincible, interpret time, should have known, respect patters, signs of weather, God’s kingdom, common wealth promise, negligent crowd, sharp division, gain hearing. Open the way
We are the vineyard

We are the Rescuers
We are the rescuers
YHWH has saved, glory fills the sky, all the nations, one day stream, judge between, sovereign, powers of empire, beware Assyria and Babylon, Judah rises, allegiance for all, faithful remnant will return
We are the rescuers
Hear the word of the Lord
Justice, delivers, denounce, power, remember the poor
We are the rescuers
Listen to the teaching
Rulers, people, greed, injustice, guilt, sister, daughters of pride, excess, prosperous, people who ignore the poor
We are the rescuers
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen
Dog days of August, Midway, Lughnasadh, patience, school return, normal reborn, menancing, martyrdom, plunder, possessions, hostility, culture, steadfast, persevere
We are the rescuers
Sell your possessions
Much to fear, terror, war, economy, climate, unemployment, hunger, poverty, homeless, escape, walk the hood, news casts, be afraid, Jesus comforts, do not be afraid, give the kingdom
We are the rescuers
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
We are the rescuers
Creative people artist, author, mathematician, scientist, fresh insight, great surprise, offer service, listen to the colours, painting, a gift to and from the painter, eye on the maker, while some asleep at the switch, look long and hard, for the people thirst, carpenter who heals
We are the rescuers

We are the Summer Fruit
We are the summer fruit
Compact, dense, judgement, Amos, create, prophetic witness, summons, love, God, love neighbours, the poor, unjust world, overcome, hardened hearts, social evils, escapes, God’s call, wordless embrace, path of justice, craft a message, words of life, overwhelm and overcome
We are the summer fruit
See a basket of summer fruit.
Demonstrate, stake, issue, invent, life, social, unjust, unthinkable, renew, not hear, listen, God word, prophet, witness, capacity, create, the way, confront, heart barrier, religious noise, hear justice words
We are the summer fruit
This is what the Lord GOD showed me
Summer fruit, famine, feat, God word, dissonance, harmony, God covenant words, abundance, earth darkens, worship songs, desolate, consolation
We are the summer fruit
He is the image of the invisible God
Christological hymn, person of Jesus, knowledge, morality, cosmic, ethical, reconciliation, God root, time and creation
We are the summer fruit
Mary, listened
Journal, mission, Preach the Gospel at all times—if necessary use words”, Mary, Martha, sisters of Lazarus, approval, Jesus words
We are the summer fruit
A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home
The taxi driver, driven, disease of the internet age, cause of inattention, focus, prime time, close friends, gather, place of being, worried and distracted, touch with with the one thing, good part, connect with the source, peace and energy
We are the summer fruit

We are the Time
We are the time
Avenues, explore, wonderful, communicate, God power, restore Naaman, broken, renew, choice, first step
We are the time
Go, wash in the Jordan seven times
Frontline, deliver, good news, relief, suffering, society, attributes, heralds, God power, God presence
We are the time
The flesh was restored
Witness, providence, healing, reach, Israel, God people, covenant, elected, creation, benefit, exemplify
We are the time
Restore a spirit of gentleness
One hand, other hand, paradox, corruption, intervention, spirit provide, God gift, freedom grace, truth, gentle spirit,
We are the time
Jesus sent the 70 in pairs
Good news, world hope, authority, mission, commission, 12, 70, world nations, human salvation
We are the time
‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
Caution, blueprint, attention, abundance, optimist, prepare, harvest, gather, responsible, growth, plan, organize, anticipates, growth, pray,
We are the time

We are the Prophet
We are the prophet
End, beginning, spirit, now, break through, science, technology, mystery, sacred, blessing, life chariots, fire, horse, new day, I will not leave you
Hard words, left, right, answer, truth, scripture, bible, consider, discern, lectio, divina, gamble, discover, Elijah, Elisha
We are the prophet
The water was parted, reject, accept, reaction, invitation, old school, new ideas, grovel, shovel, marvel, invent, build, faith, bridge
We are the prophet
Stand firm
Christ, freedom, free, wonder, words, gospel, mission, life, reveal, freedom, imperative, open, way
We are the prophet
Journey, galilee, finish, begin, face, Jerusalem, Mose, Elijah, Miram, Ruth, warn, prophet, courage, rugged, risk, partner, mission, reject, accept, walk, the Jesus way
We are the prophet
Go proclaim God’s Kingdom, God love, passage, reject, accept, violent, embrace, contrary, marry, identity, mission, radical, love, piety, Gods eyes, sacrifice, edifice, provoke, disturb, plant, build, Jesus road
We are the prophet

We are the Mountain
We are the mountain
Heart, text, faced with community, immersed, trappings, flash, bang, bluster, political, Elijah, sound, sheer silence, sensation, bombastic, time out, frenetic pace, embrace stillness, silence, Gods word, come to us
We are the mountain
Stand on the mountain
Inquire, nature of revelation, reading, narrative, divine presence, outward, manifestation, sound of silence
We are the mountain
Suddenly an angel touched him
Revelation of God, spectacular phenomena, accessible, intelligible, human framework, experience, quiet heart, hear God
We are the mountain
You are children of God
Jew, Gentile, faith, hear now, life, money, concern, modern, society, life ethic, hope
We are the mountain
He stepped out on land
In the boat, out of the boat, step into life, step out of life, step into Jesus, driven, demon, scarcely human, live among the dead, naked, violent, alone, Jesus steps out, confront, opposite life, beyond reach, redeem, healing love, Christ with us
We are the mountain
Declare how much God has done for you
Demonstrate, Jesus’ power, testimony, healed restored, leave, arrive, renew, body, spirit, reckon, God call, follow Jesus, hear call now, Go where I send thee
We are the mountain

We are the Wisdom
We are the wisdom
Where is God, seek, heart, revelation, rumble beneath, stands, God wisdom calls, wise, journey, temple, synagogue, ashram, divine, faith, practice
We are the wisdom
Wisdom calls with understanding voice
Proverbs, calls, all that live, world heart, spirit, world, public, private, competing voices, cry out, grasp, life mystery, God is Church, God is beyond
We are the wisdom
At the crossroads, she takes her hand
Wisdom as the architect of God’s creation
Architect of God’s creation, wisdom fingerprints on creation, when world began, delight, humanity, trained eye, expert ear, hear the pattern, piece of music, trained heart, insight of the teacher, the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork, where cast our eyes, see God glory, universe of sacred light
We are the wisdom
Access to grace
Now, made right, God’s sigh, faith, God’s promises, real peace, privilege, where we stand, confident, joy, face problem, realize trials, find patience, realize strength, Holy spirit, God love
We are the wisdom
I still have many things to say
God, creator, God the Christ, God the Spirit, belong, declare, disciples, wrestle, interrelation, believe, struggle, identity, doctrine, person, substance, three, good news
We are the wisdom
When the spirit of truth comes
Jesus, truth, relationship, western, individual, covenant, relationship, point to Christ, omniscience, omnipotence omnipresence
We are the wisdom

We are the Builders
We are the builders
The whole earth, rumble, showdown, two teams, build a city, go down, confuse their language, kneel, confusion, understanding
We are the builders
The whole earth had one language
God, humanity, heaven tower, Noah, Moses, people of Israel, human team
We are the builders
Come let us make bricks
Progression, digression, all of humanity, God’s intentions, God purpose, human detour, confuse, scatter, understand, clarify, God’s ways, God gifts, God love
We are the builders
They spoke in other languages
Awesome power, revealed, band of disciples, together, Jesus life, human, spirit talk, living Christ, minority, majority, gather early
We are the builders
Love one another. Start now, show me, Christ life, revelation, incarnation
We are the builders
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Love me, love is God is, grace, compassion, keep love, command now, word keep
We are the builders

We are the Anchor
We are the anchor
Story, perplexing, talk, slave, free, honest, follow Paul, companions, most high God, proclaim, way of salvation, gathered, audience
Go to the place of prayer
Many days, annoyed, divination, outrage, inrage, love rage, apology, heal, mend
We are the anchor
The doors opened wide
Owner, seller, first step, law, loss, value, complain, Roman order, Jewish customs, challenge, economics, offense, invite, threaten, welcome
We are the anchor
The water of life is a gift
Revelation, revolve, predominant, Christ nature, affirm, assertion, comprehensive, eternal, root, cause, shoot, offspring, regard, humanity, oecumenius, Immanuel, language
We are the anchor
You have sent me to love all
Pass on the message, faith to those, encounter with Christ, given, diversity, religious, last words, first thoughts, farewell, dilemma, unity, God, Christ, Jesus desire
We are the anchor
You loved us before the foundation of the world
Love, divine, bond, gift, disciple, magnetic grace, God seek, ingredient, love strong,
Anchor faith
We are the anchor

We are the Open Gate
We are the open gate
Lydia, woman making her way, sought, God of Judaism, seller of purple goods, God worship, stand before us, narrative, contemplative Mary, active Martha, her heart God set, work is done
We are the open gate
Come over to help us
Came to the riverside, secluded place of prayer, expected to meet, other women, seekers, pray together, particular day, outside the city gates, met by Paul, companions, missionaries, looking for anyone, God seek, God in the hidden prayer place, at the river side, Lydia found God, God find
We are the open gate
We set sail
Almost, recall, a moment, in history, improbable events, controversy, early church, Paul, course correction to Philippi, Spirit prevented Paul from going the wrong way, making detour
We are the open gate
Its gates will always be open
Eastertide, Jesus constitution of the church, mark the time, transition from presence to last days
John’s account, Jesus promise, Spirit sent, bestow spirit, sacrament, indwelling
We are the open gate
Those who love me will keep my word
Break open, relationship, unfinished encounter, beyond language, communion between the human and divine, challenge, advocate, break the news, clarify the hidden, teach, new knowledge, Christ revealed, Jesus of history
We are the open gate
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you
Holy spirit reminds us, Jesus is salvation, Zaccheus, tax collector, Peter flimsy faith, reclaim, Jesus looks at us, word made flesh, cut from the same piece of cloth!, on the way, kind of peace, face a new tomorrow
We are the open gate

We Get Up to Meet Peter
We get up to meet Peter
Commandments party, Cornelius receives the spirit and is baptized, name of Jesus, mission to the world, Dietary laws, gift of the spirit, pivotal realization
We get up to meet Peter
I was in the city
Revelation, convert, Jerusalem Church, proposition, take a step change, called, come, heal, preach, baptize, God speak throught him
We get up to meet Peter
I heard a voice
Struggle, clean and unclean, legitimate, Israelite descent, beautiful gate, stressed, ancestors, sacred history, genealogy, overcome, revulsion,
We get up to meet Peter
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem
Heaven is eternal, cosmology, socialized, people are born, people die, come and go, death connected to, heaven is our imagining it, sorrows come and hope grows, heaven vs earth
We get up to meet Peter
You will look for me
Recall a moment, Jesus’ statement, all is coming to fulfillment, lay down life of the sheep
Messianic role, work of completion
We get up to meet Peter
I give you a new commandment
Newness of the commandment, in the source, feeds this love, humility, transformation, God compassion, meaning of the cross and resurrection, love on another, embody the truth, loving action of Christ, I have loved you that you also love one another, Christ love take deep root in us, helping the world, God breathing through Christ life.
We get up to meet Peter

We are the Open Eyes
We are the open eyes
Sudden, shift, conversion of Paul, Peter’s miracle, Tabitha story, Peter’s healing, beautiful gate, power of God, foretold by the prophets
We are the open eyes
There was a disciple
Tabitha the moment of miracle, call on Jesus name, hear it, justify the miracle, economic output of Lazarus, Jesus brings
We are the open eyes
He knelt down and prayed
Raising Tabitha, challenge, belief, the message, return to life, clothed in meaning
We are the open eyes
There was a great multitude
Revelation, clear tensions, between community, worships the lamb of the world, or the emperor, Propaganda, rescued from danger, enjoyment of peace
We are the open eyes
How long will keep us in suspense?
Debate, that Jesus is having with opponents, celebration of Hannukkah, lighted lamps
We are the open eyes
Are you the Messiah?
Affirming the divine narrative, sovereignty, love, honour, ancient pattern, finds perfect expression, Christian commitment, messiah, transformed, word, assurance
We are the open eyes

We are the Open Road
We are the Open Road
Damascus Road, transform, personal encounter, changed, life, conversion, Christ appearance,
We are the Open Road
All who belong
Pre-ascension, Christ appeared, lifted up, road to Emmaus, Paul, mission
We are the Open Road
He fell to the ground
Continue, apostle, persecutor, life giver, Paul’s experience
We are the Open Road
I heard the voice
Revelation, apocalyptic, symbolic text, reveal, hidden, vulnerable, power, God grace, suffering with us, Cross road
We are the Open Road
Jesus stood on the beach
Disciples gather, nightfall, sea shore, fishless, fishers, Jesus on the beach, Jesus calls, Cast net again, other side, fishful, fishers, It is the lord, jump into the sea
We are the Open Road
Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
We are the Open Road
Christ, past, present, days to come, darkness, light shines, in hunger, in failure, in denial, Christ shines, push darkness away, curtain comes down, real life begins, present and beyond
We are the Open Road

We are the Ancestors
We are the ancestors
The grandmothers, the grandfathers, the aunts, the uncles
Meaning, obey, human, authority, today, challenge, obedience, discern, heal
We are the ancestors
We must obey God
Hold responsible, Empire, executioner, listening, apostles, believers, great numbers
We are the ancestors
We are witnesses
Capture, tension, religious, political, captain, temple, apostles, non violent, afraid, force
We are the ancestors
Made us to be a kingdom
Firstborn, coming, clouds, every eye, see, death, resurrection, past, present, future
We are the ancestors
Jesus came and stood among them
Seeing, touching, empirical, verification, experience, evidence
We are the ancestors
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
Gospel of John, true followers, blessed are those who have not seen, come to believe, skeptic, new life
We are the ancestors

We See Jesus
We see Jesus
Launch, new creation, new life, new heaven, new earth, cosmic, new order, God power, matrix, transform, Embody, creative power, space change, progression
We see Jesus
Create new heaven and new earth
Three dimensions, joy, create, transformed, re-order, hope for life
We see Jesus
They shall plant and eat the fruit
God joy, create, old space, old Jerusalem, mi diose s alegre, (my God is joyful), new space
Creative power
We see Jesus
God shows no partiality
Easter, sermon, miracle stories, Jesus rising, resurrection, Jesus rising, transmuted, humanity, endowed, grave, message, universal, imortality
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb
Written, told, bring judgement, hopeless, faithless, prophet, prophets, God talk
We see Jesus
I have seen the lord
Mary speak, tomb life, weeping, good bye, hello, grief, angel, stranger, commission, stories, sending, believe, Reunion, impulse, cling, release, living, water, bread, find, voice
We see Jesus

We are the Wounded
We are the wounded
He shall bear their iniquities
Passage, servant song, suffering, exaltation, intrigue
We are the wounded
A man of suffering
We are the wounded
Reformation, treasures, heritage, vision, rooted, mission, gift, embody, deep, rivers, relationships
Are you the King
Prose, novel, realism, story, divine, revealer, prologue, passion, death
We are the wounded
“It is finished”
Tenebrae, God work, Jesus, deep hour, suffering, world hope, betrayed, mocked, condemned, lift, cross, king, rule, universal, sacrificial love, crucified, death no more, evil vanquished, yeah though we walk through the valley of shadows, we will fear no evil
We are the wounded

We are Jerusalem
We are Jerusalem
The city on the hill
This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
Life is a house, accompany, magnificent life, building blocks, building, the stone, cornerstone
We are Jerusalem
O Give thank to the Lord
Marvelous things, Rejected, invited, cornerstone, world people, integrity, God presence, lurking, coming, at the gates
We are Jerusalem
Go into the village
History of Israel, journey to Jerusalem, enter the village, power, predict future, Jesus
We are Jerusalem
God had given me the tongue of a teacher
Suffering servant, Jesus prayer, cup pass, palm, passion, sin, forgive
We are Jerusalem
Every keen should bend, in heaven and on earth
Single lyric, incarnation, crucifixion, exaltation, imperial guard, Christ proclaimed
We are Jerusalem
This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood
Spirit of the age, horror, absence, Jesus cry, cry, loud voice, despair, prophet, Moses, God word, mission, church
We are Jerusalem
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Two prayers, cross, forgiveness, forgive them, into your hands, did they know what they are doing?,
We are Jerusalem

We are the Way
We are the way
Belongs, concern, prophet, God people, exile, lost, found, lost God, find God, crisis, God in disaster, kind of future, God now, fidelity, goodness, omnipotence, identity, promise, be with us
Make a way in the sea
Desperate, situation, God words, spoken, God people, Comfort, comfort, says your God, God’s people, encourage, consolation, hope word, the sick world cries
We are the way
I am about to do a new thing
Hebrew people, timeless one, today, experience of exile, grim shadow, past tragedies, past ghosts, shame, swirl, vision cloud, darkness, despair, sudden death, broken relationships, cruelty, healing, Jesus Christ, divine forgiveness, new life, God love.
We are the way
Press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call
Protestant theologians, strong statement, faith righteousness, Paul letter, true nature
We are the way
There they gave a dinner for Christ
Approach, passion, death, Lazarus’s home, Mary reactions, Judas response, Jerusalem entry, Mary’s preparation, money waste, give to the poor
You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.
We are the way
Mary anointed Jesus feet
Poor with you, justify, complacence towards the poor, for the poor, never cease out of the land, always treasure the life of the poor, prelude, postlude, Mary’s act, world lives, shadow cross, compassion, extravagant generosity, in worship, abundance to heal and mend today
We are the way

We are the Story
We are the story
The words, the phrase, the memories, the yesterday, today, and tomorrow
God, saving, new places, new possibilities, passage, Joshua, wilderness, wandering, forty years, escape, oppression, enter, promised land
We are the story
They kept the Passover
Which fruit has a deeper story?
Reproach, Egyptians, text, refusal, believe, enter, possess the land, milk and honey, real, manna, fertility, slavery no more
We are the story
They ate the produce of the land
Crossroads, past, forgives, presents, opportunities, services, futures, reflect, lent, relationship, first Passover in Canaan, exodus, pause, renew, covenant
We are the story
So we are ambassadors for Christ
Apocryphal, Christ died for us, mercy, forgiveness, glad, grace, genuine, repentance,
We are the story
The younger son gathered all he had and travelled to a distant country
Urgent, need, repent, prodigal, son, metanoia, turn around, lost, found
We are the story
Finally Luke, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.
God has a dream, help me, alienation, invitation, sorrow, to joy, war, to peace, justice, goodness, compassion, love, caring, swords beaten into ploughshares
We are the story

We are the Waters
We are the waters
Streams, rivers, lakes, bays, oceans
Modern, world, lent, crave, perched, alert, anxious, seek, God’s face, rush, regrouping, recreating, recomposing, hustle, work, struggle, compromise, completion, find, spent, drained, thirst
We are the waters
Come to the waters
Religion of the market, traditional, fear, the new sects, new danger, juggernaut, never-ending, machine, enough
We are the waters
Everyone who thirsts
Word from God, visiting a market, mass media, ancient market square commerce, people rushing, buy, struggle, sell, standing at the margins, begging, handout, taste, daily bread
We are the waters
All were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea
Already, the churches’ life, read the scripture, figures, antitypes, the Israel of God, wandered in the desert
We are the waters
A fig tree was planted
Warnings, urgency, of the times, disruptive, economics, religious, traditions, and human destiny, completed transformation, endure, judgement, impress the point, common assumption, people of Israel, pain and affliction, ancestors
We are the waters
The trees bears fruit.
Faith is taking your best step, leave the rest to God, missional side of this Gospel, witness, working out of God’s kingdom, task, labour, witness, wait, labour, future, my kingdom come, thy will be done
We are the waters

We are the Land
We are the land
The valley, the mountain, the riverbank, the seashore
Passage, divine, conversation, God talk, creator, promise, heir, descendants, star child
We are the land,
Count the stars
Generosity, difficult, accept, God trust, blessed, beyond measure, miraculous, God hope, Abraham and Sarah wonder
We are the land
Give you this land
Surprise, quarrel, understand, female, male, unlimited God, relationship, superior, formidable, barrenness, hope sign
We are the land
Christ will transform
Imitation, moral exemplar, earn, salvation, works, legitimate, window, into, Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad, Gandhi, Lazarus, Anne Frank
We are the land
See me when the time comes
Metaphor, inward, outward, journey, Lent, deliberate, reflection, obstacles, spiritual life, Jesus is moving, city of David, kingdom, struck, common people, die to live
We are the land
‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’
Good news, holy spirit, poured, human community, new tapestry, ancient, prophet, new humanity, flesh and hope, plenty, core, room
We are the land

We are the Wanderers
We are the wanderer
Crossroads, detour, left, right, up, down, backwards, press on
Find God, hidden, revealed, quiet corner, the lament of midnight, the ballad of the morning
We are the wanderer
A wandering Aramean was my ancestor
Confess, affirm, memory, gratitude, God grace, rooted
We are the wanderer
The Lord heard our voice
Mother of imagination, mother of faith, promise, roots, wandering Aramean, memories, the stuff of faith, people, fed, remember, road, table
We are the wanderer
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek
Lament, presence, human beings, forty days, miss the mark, weeping willows, sorrow, mend, heal, transform
We are the wanderer
Jesus was led by the spirit in the wilderness
Nature of evil, nature of Christ, power of temptation, return to the Jordan, led by the Spirit, evil is personified
We are the wanderer
“It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'”
Identity of Jesus, become witness, narrative, baptism, if you are the Son of God. Saving purpose, Return to the Lord your God
We are the wanderer

We are the Providers
We are the voice
Speaker, words, tongue, speech, bring, the law, down, mountain, understand, strange, perceive, Moses, protect, shines, commissioned, deliver,
He came down from the mountain
Nurtured, cross theology, find ourselves, creeds, speak, self denial, humility
We are the voice
He gave them the commandment
God shine, face, veiled, terrified, chatter, confused, threat
We are the voice
We act with great boldness
Bondage, intellect, blindness, freedom, hope, boldness, encounter, spirit of the lord, softened hearts, reveal, transform
We are the voice
Jesus took Peter, James and John
Tale, rising, theophany, mountaintop, mystery, law, prophets, relationship, live, here and now, transfigured
We are the voice
A voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!”
Listen, voice, this, chosen, teacher, look, plead, God voice, challenge and judgement, new voices, in distress, what grace,
We are the voice

We are the Providers
We are the providers
Called to preserve, to redeem, to mend, to heal
Feast, manifestation, appearance, public, descent, miraculous, first signs, revealed, show, identity
We are the providers
God sent, to preserve
Manifest, look, disclosure, identity, climax, Joseph, story, brother, God sent, preserver life, saving, people of Egypt, famine, preserve, Jacob family
We are the providers
God sent, to keep alive
Reveal, interpret, providence, turn away from evil, do good
We are the providers
God chooses us
Christian doctrine, resurrection, body, salvation, flesh and spirit, reborn
We are the providers
I say to you, listen.
Sermon on the plain, ethnic generosity, living, hostile world, listen, love, enemies, sow generosity, reject, accept, response, violence, heart, problem, strike, embrace, good news, poor healed
We are the providers
Be merciful, just as God is merciful.
Fruitful horizon, radical faith, great reward, become, amazing grace, body mind, spirit, practice, makes better, change, love, work hard, transforms, narrow path, open way.
We are the providers

We are the Blessed
We are the Blessed
The tree planted, the roots by the stream
Utterance, foundations, blessedness, radical trust, piety, heart, rooted, conversion, epiphany, reformation, trust, created, divine, benevolence, source, power, innovation, social status, security, reliance, accomplishment, confidence, keeping God, loyalty, trust
We are the Blessed
They shall be like a tree planted by water
Declaration, assertion, suffer, hard times, deep resources, flourish, drought, narrow, wide, pious, penalized, priority, God place, challenge, resonation, hearer, living faithful, difficult lives, strategy, expansive, understanding, blessedness, curse, immediate, culture, ultimate notions, human happiness, fulfillment
We are the Blessed
Send out roots by the stream
Passage, human heart, reservoir, roots, commission, turn away, turn toward, God, new covenant, write on the heart
We are the Blessed
We have hoped in Christ
Assertion, belief, faith, resurrection, first fruits, human, being, die, to live, alive in Christ
We are the Blessed
People came to be healed
Raw, unvarnished, faith rattling, declaration, God realm, crowd, blessing, poor, hungry, reviled, conversely, comfortable, prophecy, synagogue, bring, Good news, for poor, release captives, sight, fulfill, pointed, searing, unsettling, upsetting order
We are the Blessed
Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Poverty, Jesus shame, then, now, homeless beggar, participation, disgrace, on the level, speak plainly, life truth, truth, candle, hear, community, lifelong, eucharist, pray, speak, serve, committed, member
We are the Blessed

We are Holy
We are holy
Sacred, the ground, the breath, the pulse of life
We are holy
Call of a prophet, preacher, invitation, empowerment, touching the mouth, proclaim the word
We are holy
Holy, Holy, Holy
Theophany, appearance of God, arrival of God, triune God, domesticates God, needs of humanity,
mystery of God, love, edification provision, incarnate
We are holy
Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?
Reaction, doubt, unclean, empowerment, appointment, vocation, encounter, visible sign, invisible
grace, serve God
We are holy
Good news, proclaimed to you
Demonstrate, belief, Easter tradition, appearance
We are holy
Put out into deep water
Life altering, God word, spoken, heard, heeded, God work, incarnate, heaven voice, beloved
We are holy
Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people
Disciple, assent, Jesus, where we belong, back breaking labour, end of day, keep working
We are holy

We are the Prophet
We are the prophet
The voice, the word, the message
God call, provide, opportunity, vocation, life
We are the prophet
I have put my words in your mouth
Challenge, tempt, history, prophets, live, radical, social, political, familial, wilderness, testify,
We are the prophet
Do not be afraid
Event, fellowship, prophecy, reserved, invitation, radical grace, sordid base, shine, reckon, parent,
We are the prophet
I speak of patience
Discover, challenge, grace-filled, ode to love, status, linger, doubt, folly, pride, capacity, speak, prophetic tongue, love wins
We are the prophet
The gracious words
God present, universal, Elijah, Elisha, paradox, drought- stricken,, famine-ridden, God power
We are the prophet
Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing
life healing
Expectations, criticize, delight, connection, temple, temptation, Jesus today,
We are the prophet

We are the Quest
We are the quest
T.S Eliot
A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter.
And the camels galled, sorefooted, refractory,
…
That this was all folly
Arise shine for your light has come
Vision, restoration, return, exile, participate, work of God, bring, wealth, tribute, God’s favour, wisdom, divine teaching, heavenly city, ordained blessing
We are the quest
Lift up your eyes and look around
Divine light, tension, thick darkness, come to the light, divine favour for God’s people, conditional inclusion of outsiders, consonant, gracious, blessed way of life
We are the quest
The mystery is made known to you
God is God, reconcile, redeem, humanity, creation, sending, divine will, cosharers, voice, conceived, reunion
We are the quest
Where is the Child
Magi, Persia, star charts, fates in the night sky, mystical craft, comets, supernova,Jupiter and Saturn
We are the quest
They left for their own country by another road
Worship, wise, magi, travellers, out of town, worship, new born king, signs, prophetic confirmation, gift of God, promise of salvation, gift of joy, wise home, another way
We are the quest

We are the Return
We are the return
The return home, to human being, to grits and grace
To open hearts
They would return home
We are the return
Young Samuel, growing in stature, gift from God, barren, return, Nazirite, service, a robe, pilgrimage, blesses, given to go
We are the return
The child grew in stature
Grow into a great prophet, tribal, unified nation, grandeur of ceremony, solemn ritual, listen for a God word
We are the return
Clothe with compassion
Sanctification, justification, work of God, metaphors, relationship, spirit and life
We are the return
His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph, separate, dedicate, service, dreams
We are the return
Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favour
Authority, God word, Jewishness, grows, teachers, temple, first sermon, wisdom, filed, Sophia child
We are the return

We are Born
We are born – the first time, the second time, born anew
Renaissance
We are born
Take your stand
Take your stand, saved, hold firm, the word
We are born
A shoot shall come
A shoot, stump, jesse, spirit, knowledge, delight, justice for the poor wolf live with the lamb, knowledge of God
We are born
Stand and shepherd
Ancient, stand, strength, live, be our peace
We are born
The word became flesh
We are born
I am the voice in the wilderness
The word, became flesh, among us, testify, light, the voice, in the wilderness
We are born
God sent Gabriel
Gabriel, greets
We are born
Do not be afraid
Shepherds, angel, appeared, do not be afraid, good news, born, saviour swaddling clothes, heavenly host, manger, peace
Let’s go to Bethlehem
Go to Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph, spread the word, child
We are born
Saw a star
Where is the child, saw the star, Jesus was born, opened their treasure
We are born
Return to their country by another route
We are born

We are in Labour
We are in Labour,
The midwife, pregnant, birth,
Approach, Christmas, earth peace, good speak, invasion, hero leader, surprise place, astonish way
You, O Bethlehem
Suffered, displacement, hardship, tribute, poor tax, wage tax, land poor
We are in Labour,
Stand and feed his flock
Trickle down, effects, covet, seize, oppressed, pushed, off the lands, war, empty mouths
We are in Labour,
Came into the world
Birth, travel, Mary, Joseph, yield great, insights, guilt, shame, ancient, God law, taught care, moral integrity, reverence, stand, presence, God fear, wisdom walk, awe words
We are in Labour,
Blessed are you
Luke song, John Jesus birth, Mary Elizabeth, problem, confirm, encourage, Gabriel Word
We are in Labour,
He has filled the hungry with good things
Cross dressing, incense, burlesque, human pretensions, bold, daring, upside down, good news, threat power, prepare, incarnation, lampoon power, two pregnant women, laugh sing, unwed, manger child, roomless inn
We are in Labour.

We are the Restorers
We are the restorers
Rebuild, bridge makers, locksmiths, light bringers, healer
Travel, journey, prophet, yield, meaning, promise, suffering, judgement, exaltation, suffering, outcast, incarnation
We are the restorers
Do not fear
We are the restorers
God’s Exaltation of the Suffering and the Outcast.
God’s Exaltation of the Suffering, outcast, aware, wait, spiritual, political oppression, praise, renown, Mary song, lift up, lowly and the powerful, good future, Jesus nears.
I will bring you home
We are the restorers
Incarnation
Right systems of justice, heal the shame, rejection, promise, protects, rejoices, renews, prevail vigor
We are the restorers
Affection, trust, author, trials, command, rejoice, joy in the lord
We are the restorers
Infant, belongs to God, mark of Christ, change, inside out, what counts, challenge, instruction, opportunity
We are the restorers

We are the East
We are the east
The sun rising, the new day, the gift of new beginning
Prophet, exile, return, conflicts, people and God, divine, judgement, deliver, day of the Lord
We are the east
Prepare the way
Justice, injustice, seek, honour, dishonour, piety, prosperity, self-righteous, notice, expectations, surprise, arrives, punishment, warn
We are the east
Messenger of the Covenant
Make space, hospitable, welcome, abiding, presence, restore, message, prepare, purify
We are the east
Praying with joy
Emotion, intimacy, relationship, joy, rooted, tribulation, fellowship, collective, remembering, memory, Christ work, thanksgiving
We are the east
The voice crying in the wilderness
Unfortunate, theological, exegetical, interplay, divine, human, advent of the word, made flesh, wasteland, mediator
We are the east
Every valley shall be exalted every hill made low
Prophet, voice, wilderness, eremos, messianic, hope, good news, John the Baptist,
We are the east

We are the Branch
We are the branch
The limb, the shoot, the bud, the home of the bird, the next for the school, the timber for the beaver, the shade for the refuge
The Reality of Human Despair.
Human reality, promise, light of both, the experience, exile, waiting, destruction, lamentation,
We are the branch
I will fulfill the promise
Devastation, consolation, captive, temple, cry, anger, despair, terror, hope, return
We are the branch
Made to the house
Strange, humanity, procure, security, optimism, creatureliness, future
We are the branch
Thank God, enough
The Coming of Christ.
Window, grasp, coming, embryonic, render, night, day, lens
We are the branch
There will be signs
Promise, love letter, apocalyptic, radical, fearful, strange,
We are the branch
Stand before the son
Frightening, hope, expectation, redemption, dawning near, be alert, advent, bring, broken, hurting, selves, stand up and raise your hand, prepare, earth shattering, welcome, birth of peace
We are the branch

We are the Rising
We are the rising
Occupies, space, unlike, crowd, birth, prophetic, story, groundwork, identity, roots, humble, identity, despair, emotions, turbulent, hopeful
We are the rising
O Lord of hosts remember me
Hannah story, meaning maker, pride, identity, iconic, sensitivity, God, involved, concerned, woman, wants, child, gift, barreness, remember, promise, dedicated, God, service,
Hannah prayed
Embodies, patriarchal, pour out the soul, interior, God consciousness, hannah’s prayer, anguish, yearning, prayer of groaning, vulnerability, divine, concern, worth, fertility, loneliness, isolation, despair, piety, mother of a son, prophetic, powerful, human being
We are the rising
This is the covenant I will make
Assured, permanent, pardon, answers, the question, sanctified, life, climax, exhortation, nature, hope, function, eschatological, urgency
We are the rising
What will be the sign
Large, scale, small, arresting, false messiahs, wars, famine, calamities, usher, advent of the messiah, destruction, predictions, persecution, community, culminate, cosmic, upheavals, destructions, usher,
Realm of God
We are the rising
This is the beginning of birth pangs
Holding, not easy, pressure, recruiters is intense, pressure, followers birth pang, wrenching, promising, welcome telos, goal, intention, for the world, challenge, calls church, love one another, daunting, beware,
We are the rising

We are the Restorer
We are the restorer
Heal the world, mend, deep down, broken, past memories
Piety, embody, essential, feminine models, challenge, disturb, lineage, ambiguous, complicated, meaning, life, quiet, resolve, disrupt, embody, voicing, symbolise, embodied, solve, balance, salvation, story, creative, entanglement, God words, human life.
We are the restorer
So that it may be well with you
Ruth’s story, intermarriage, break through, Moab—Isreal, assembly, conversation, people of God
We are the restorer
He shall be to you a restorer of life
Assumption, plenitude, social codes, navigate, complicated, inclusion, embraced, approach, outsider, system of care, code of community, culture, pivot, symbol of accessibility
We are the restorer
Made by human hands
Robust, antidote, spiritual fatigue, danger, drift, access, living Go, atonement, forgiveness, sacrifice
We are the Restorer
A poor widow came and put two copper coins into the treasurer
Biography, record, worker, miracles, vineyard, taxes, challenge, opportunity, power, teaching, ostentatious, faithful, hypocrisy, temptation, danger, vulnerable,
We are the restorer

We are the Lodge
We are the lodge
The sanctuary, the habitat, the residence, the home
They went in the country
Ground, fierce welcome, potent, critique, reform, restoration, reversal, expectation, saviour, nation
We are the lodge
Where you go I will go
Dislocation, death, escape, famine, flee, widows, pleasant, alone, despair, reversal, hope,
We are the lodge
Worship the living God.
Controversy, violence, heal, mend, restore, hand of grace
We are the lodge
Hear O Isreal: the Lord our God is one
Agape, fruit, spirit, faith,hope, love, love God, love neighbour, love self, radical love
We are the lodge
Love your neighbour as yourself
Celebrate, proclaim, good news, cast out demons, heal the sick, mandate to love, right now, take cross, follow now. Love can lead
We are the lodge

We are the Restorers
We are the restorers
Hear and I will speak
Conversation, break through, experience, divine, dispute, read, ponder, blameless, fear, innocent, pain, loss, poverty, health, support, comfort, instruct, stumble, collapse, rebuild, restore, discover, new way, speak to God.
We are the restorers
The Lord restored the fortunes of Job
Exaggerate, embrace, multiply, sorrow, ordinary, massive, grow, confidence, terror, darknight, courage, new day, truth, creator, God alive.
We are the restorers
Redeem those who approach God
Problem, solution, author, belief, practice, mystery, sympathy, discern, lost, found,
We are the restorers
Jesus said, “Call him here!”
Principal, Christ moment, face to face, cries, blind bleggar, heals, go, faith made well, compassionate, good news, God, victory, broken, world, unite, restore, radical, inbreaking, kingdom, human hands
We are the restorers
“Go; your faith has made you well.”
Conversation, rabbouni, disciple, learn, pathway, salvation, mercy, healing, perceive, hear, respond, made whole.
We are the restorers

We are the Wind
We are the wind
Fill the sails, sail makers, windmills, tornadoes, hurricanes
Who has seen the wind, the colour of the wind
Person, history, floods, generations, converse, Abraham, Sarah, waters, agent, righteous, story, Job, challenge, test, incredible, suffering, innocent, justice, universe, wait, answer, hear
We are the wind
God answers out of the whirlwind
Answer, receives, issue, new plane, creator, power, human, mind, grasp, question, declare, humbled, disclosure, repent, dust and ashes, human beings, understand, God ways
We are the wind
Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Rebellious, presumptuous, imaginations, have power, wisdom, in ourselves, before God, nothing, so much more, pious, humble, stand, awe, now we shall bow in humble reference before the face of our God.
We are the wind
You are a priest forever
Imagery, ritual, life, temple, high priest, sacrifice, covenant, proclaim, promise, obedient, response, prophet, priest, king,
We are the wind
The cup that I drink you will drink
Bright mirror, humanity, vanity, ambition, follow, Christ, benefit others
We are the wind
You must be servant of all
Jesus calls, embody, way of the cross, resistance, forgiveness, life, together, suffer, together,
We are the wind

We are the Soil
We are the soil,
The growth place, the womb, the incubator, the place of nurture, growth, beginning, healing, transformation
Do not fear
Fear, glad, rejoice, field, pastures, wilderness, bear fruit, full yield, rain, repay, restore, eat plenty,
We are the soil
O Soil; be glad and rejoice
God is here, the time is now, low hanging fruit, the pantry for all, open hands, abundant heart, eyes of compassion, ears of hope, mouth will speak grace
We are the soil
Prayers for everyone
Urge prayer, intercession, thanksgiving, high, low, dignity, desire, truth, teacher, faith and love
We are the soil,
Do not worry
Worry not, birds fly, fish swim, span of life, harmony now.
We are the soil
Strive first for the God Kingdom
Sunrise, sunset, grow, clothed with compassion, first steps, kingdom now, grace for all , share the table
We are the soil

We are the Hand
We are the hand
Left hand, right hand, gloved hand, happy hand, sad hand, working hand, artist hand,
Healing hand, obvious, illustrated, plot, theodicy question, good crashes evil, vindication, innocent, suffer, argue, character, mystery, beyond, finite, comprehension
We are the hand
There was once a person in the land
We are the hand
Stretch our your hand
Satan, astute, mind, raise, critical, questions, fear, wisdom, tradition, servile, respect, reverence, utilitarian, theocentric, piety, fidelity, hand of God, serve God,
We are the hand
God spoke to our ancestors
Quest, history, Jesus, words, incarnation, passion, proclamation, new order, k of God, resistance, encountered
We are the hand
From the beginning of creation
Teachings, questions, divorce, authority, receive, enter, reliance, gratitude, God’s grace, trap, provide, rigorous, appeal, God mercy
We are the hand
He laid his hands on them, and blessed them
Preaching, legal, principle, codify, traditional, negate, disruptive, inbreaking, reign, hospitality, trajectory, social structures, oppress, impress, access, challenge, tradition, radical hospitality, proclaim unsettling reign, God animates, Jesus words and deeds
We are the hand

We are the People Who Save
We are the people who save
Redeem, help, aid, rescue, listen, care, compassion
LET OUR LIVES BE GIVEN
House, righteous, family, unruly king, queen Vashti, beauty, charm, rebellion, set back, cause, freedoms, royal, intrigue, ethnic, pride, murderous, plot, counter plots, Israel’s life, balance
We are the people who save
We the people have won favour.
First meet, orphaned, cousin, exiled, people, far-flung province, shaken empire, snatched away, former life, pagan, rises, passage, relates, turning, reign, manuvers, treacherous, fortuitous, circumstances, identify, doomed, people, edict, Queen Esther, proudly Jewish, regal, feared, immortalized, in the canon, celebrated
We are the people who save
Call the elders to pray
Close, reflection, frustration, text, namely, book, theology, shape, wisdom, explicit, lacks,
Theology, profound, claim, namely, wisdom, life, convictions, God is compassionate, powerful, suffer, cheerful, encourage, pray, effect, change
We are the people who save
Whoever is not against us is for us.
Demons, hell, threat, head to head, light and dark, confront darkness, ignite the light
We are the people who save
Gives you a cup of water in the name of Christ
Outside, exhortation, teaching, sanctification, dangers, leading, Jesus little ones, teaching, Jesus name, set face toward Jerusalem
We are the people who save

We are Crimson
We are crimson
Red, orange, yellow, purple,
Autumn equinox, midway point between solstice and solstice
A capable person who we find
Assumptions, culture, gender, our age, minefield, diverse, my side, your side, our side, war, enemy, territory, hear, challenge, accept, deny, egalitarian, relationship, generous, empower, overflows, blessing, family, marketplace,
We are crimson
All the household are clothed in crimson
Support, roles, expectation, society, marriage, wisdom, transform, foolish, unravel, embodiment, determination, power, character, trustworthy, flourish, initiative, creativity, kind heart, needy strangers, prosperous, charm, beauty, recognition, respect, reward
We are crimson
Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.
Counterweight, works, faith,
We are crimson
Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.

We are the Street Wisdom
We are street wisdom
Remember, street hockey
Hide and go seek, the corner store, the primary school, the playground, recess
Finger painting, riding a tricycle, swimming, run and not be weary, wildhood
Wisdom cries out in the streets
Foolish, predators, life, lady wisdom, sage, prophetess, street preacher, apocalyptic, universal, discover, enemy, capture, wisdom heart, love, all, creatures, share, mystery, God children, heirs,
We are street wisdom
Those who listen will be secure
Wisdom heeded, covenant, falling, rising, promise, judgement, converge, divine, human, masculine, sorrow, laughing, panic, warning, rebuke, reflex, sympathy, gift, scoffing, knowledge, patience,
We are street wisdom
The tongue is a fire
Fascinating, frustrating, danger, read, audience, temptation, literature, offend, invite, provoke, appreciate,
We are street wisdom
Who do people say that I am?
Scandalous, confession, prediction, offer, bleak, light, call, disciple, lose, life, gain, all, follow, marvel, Christ walk
We are street wisdom
Take up their cross and follow me
Existential, practical, soterion, imagination, proclaim, congregation, community, sermon, reality, urgency, decision, life, one, many, whole, cross to bear, today
We are street wisdom

We are the Blessed
We are blessed
Gift, grace, hope, bridge, mend, heal, perceive
Behaviour, wealth, people, wise, stewardship, poor, poverty, loss, foolish, wise
The generous are blessed
Poverty, hope, fear, hear, word, reward, vision, covenant, redeemed, slavery, land, promise
We are blessed
Share their bread with the poor
Relationship, wealth, poverty, lens, covenant, code, love the Lord, God alone, Sabbath, justice, neighbour, community
We are blessed
God chose the poor to be rich in faith
Pure religion, widows, orphans, assembly, synagogue, community, respect, each other, persecution, stand tall
We are blessed
A person bowed down
Syrophonecian women, curing, witness, participate, saving power, outside, inside, power of faith, God’s anointed, messianic, mission, Jesus
We are blessed
Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”
Jesus’ command, heal, silent, speak, reluctant, share, quiet, actions, speech, alienate, invite, give voice, God’s presence, stories, words, reign of God
We are blessed

We are the Wisdom
We are wisdom
Wise people, mentors, mentees
Harriet Tubman, Tanya Talaga
The yoda, the Gandalf, the Julia Child
We are wisdom
May God give you a wise and discerning mind
Debate, audience, candidate, belief, elected, decisions, character, live, oath, promise, suffuse, beyond, beyond, ability, mortal, decide, seek, guidance
We are wisdom
David slept with the ancestors
Political, ancient, glimpse, Solomon’s life, invite, reconsider, private, experience, impact, decision, polis, life, faith, governs, reigns, anointed, ambassador, recognizes, magnitude, the call, context, deep, devotion, pray wisdom
We are wisdom
Be careful how you live
Passage, old, new, time, apocalyptic, days, urgency, redeem, participate, Kairos, weary, strong, reap, harvest, good, family, faith, old, new, urge, filled, spirit, Christ, again
We are wisdom
I am the living bread
Preach, life, death, gospel, explicitly, assurance, conveyed, gift, lovely, proclamation, life giving, diverts, territory, disciples, turned, scene, world
We are wisdom

We are the Voice
We are the voice
The whisper, the shout, the song, the poem, the cry, the lament, the affirmation
The voice, my beloved poem and relish its celebration of the love between a woman and a man
Urge, love, poems, celebration, beloved, initiative, rendezvous, nature, sunshine, delight
We are the voice
The time of singing has come
Relationship, creation, male, female, other, create, partner, alone, together, live, covenant
We are the voice
Every generous act of giving
Convert, universe, God’s gift, doers, being, source, life, light, good, truth, idea, gift, source,
change, supreme, birth, word, truth
We are the voice
Honours with their lips
First blush, warnings, religious creatures, rituals, ethics, identity, participation, symbolism, religiosity
Set apart, deep, truth, living heart, kindness, compassion
We are the voice
Speak love with the human heart
Religious practice, pitfalls, hopefills, meaning, implications, value, actions, Jesus words,
hope, renew, God’s love, intentions, humanity
We are the voice

We are the Bread
We are the bread
Making bread, sourdough
Bagels in Kensington
Bread in Harrington Harbour
Communion
There came a traveller
Children, Israel, marched, Egypt, wandering, wilderness, liberation, where, when, how, relationships, sustain, civilization, economic, manna, family, nurture, new kids on the block, wealth, affection, quarrel, quarrel, dispute, listen, resolve, identity, promised land
We are the bread
Eat of the fare
The law, limits, behaviour, instruction, tribes, creator, source, the land, Hebrews, agriculture, conflict, neighbours, warriors, young, elders, order, inside vs. outside.
We are the bread
Prisoner in the Lord
Confession, reconciliation, God’s work, ministry, equip, service, kingdom, praise
We are the bread
He gave them bread from heaven
Trouble, miracles, feeding, five thousand, walking on water, logos, word of God
We are the bread
I am the bread of life.
Habitat for humanity, affordable, housing, power of love, knowledge, human need, little becomes much, works for humanity, incarnation
We are the bread

We are the Movers
We are the movers
E=mc2
Piano movers
Moving trucks
Zip vans, helping hands
With these hands
We are the movers
Deal gently
Emotional, wrenching, alienation, pathos, reality, tragedy, home, gut response, forget, remember, consequences, past is remembered, lives on, thinking, acting, hurting, healing
We are the movers
The king was deeply moved
Social, institutions, emerge, stability, order, coherence, legitimacy, interactions, reciprocity, obligation, mediate, connect, basic, needs
We are the movers
Let us all speak truth
First glance, echoing, prohibit, enumerate, strip away, former, new life, repentance, renewal, change, conversion
We are the movers
Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness
Spotlight, shifts, questions, crowds, looking, to know, complaint, confident, provoke debate, opponents, synagogue, in, out, once, now, stereopotic, then and now
We are the movers
Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty
Honour, glory, give, self, deepest, condescension, want religion, something spiritual, incarnational, God in the flesh, I’m your bread, feed me, hungers, thirst at hand, culture, supermarket, desire, bread and wine stands before us, we seek, we need, God, comes to us in the wilderness of now.
We are the movers

We are the People
We are the people.
The people, young, older,
Rich, poor, sick, well, black, white, in between,
Nonbinary, gay, lesbian, trans, two spirited, cisgendered,
We are the people.
David remained at Jerusalem
Children of Israel, wandering in the wilderness, liberation from oppression, build relationships, institutions, faithful, sustainable civilization, enduring civilization, economic base, life more than manna, family, nurture, socialize, people can be flawed, seek advantage, matter of status, wealth, affection, transcendent normative references, guide, economic, emotional, and political live.
We are the people.
You have come from a journey.
Hebrews, escaped from Egypt, God, called together, give a new identity, witnesses, author, promised land, peaceful flourishing, just society, the land, many tribes, honour God, land, the Hebrews, citadels, neighbours, divine sanction, once slaves, now warriors, defend their bands, world of war, meeting the balm of peace,
We are the people.
I bow my knees.
Confession, reconciliation, equip, service of God, hope, abundance.
We are the people.
Jesus sat down with the disciples.
Trouble, miracles, feeding, 5000, walk on water, divine identity, nature, author, intend, logos, word of God.
We are the people.
It is I; do not be afraid.
Knowledge, human need, resources, bucket list, weak become strong, power, work, incarnation, human desire, goal for grace.
We are the people.

We are the Name
We are the name.
The name we are known by, that we are given at birth.
A name is our calling card. They settled in the house
Home is where we get our bearings, where we live, rest our heads, castle, cave, residence, security, stability, spirit, abiding in God.
We are the name.
I will appoint a place for my people.
The most high, human hands, palace, people of God, locks on the door, protect us, home is castle, feel safe, house of worship, cathedral, transcendent words.
We are the name.
Proclaim peace, reconciliation, Christ, participate, death, life, sin, grace, audience, alive in Christ, way of life. Come away to our place and rest.
Emerge, view the world, flow, compassion, witness, healing, life is lived. They crossed over.
We are the name.
Remembrance, façade, public, healing, deliverance, human hunger, outstretched hands, not enough, human finitude, breads of life, food for the journey home.
We are the name

We are the Dancer
We are the dancer
David gathered the chosen
David danced, joy, God’s presence, temple, moving the ark, presence, leap, twirl
They carried the ark
Break out dancing, emotion, express yourself, culture, drum, heartbeat
We are the dancer
Chose us in Christ
Affirmation, human beings, greeting, election, kingdom of God, appointed to life, mercy shines forth, native
We are the dancer
It is a prophet
Christians, understand, grace, foundation, free election, life before we were born, wonderful mercy, salvation of people, native source.
We are the dancer
Give a banquet
Beheading, tragedy, grieving, mending, healing, presence of grace, redeems, groaning, embracing power, fragrance of life, all things new
We are the dancer

We are the Sovereign
We are the sovereign
We are your bone and flesh
Establish, David King, anointed, Israel, Judah, loyal, shepherd boy, voice, people, bond, one of us, eyes, govern
We are the sovereign
You will be shepherd
Appeal, David to be king, shepherd, rule over Israel, Ascension, God’s promise, covenant
Prayer of Hannah
We are the sovereign
Caught up into paradise
Accept, striking, nature, demonstrate, radical, foolishness, wisdom
We are the sovereign
He began to teach
Nature of Jesus, source, authority, who is Jesus, spirit realm
We are the sovereign
He sent them out two by two.
Life, identity, Nazareth, preparation, twelve, healing, curing, persist, Christ’s name, assurance, witness
We are the sovereign

We are the Bow
We are the bow.
When all the world is a hopeless jumble and the raindrops tumble all around
Heaven opens a magic lane when all the clouds darken up the skyway
There’s a rainbow highway to be found leading from your windowpane
To a place behind the sun
Just a step beyond the rain
Over the rainbow
We are the bow.
They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions,
Author, death, lift a hand, take a life, immoral, lord’s anointed, lament, personal, speech
We are the bow.
Clothed with crimson
Outcry, nature, loss, glory, slain, survivor, grieve, profound, slain, heroes, fall, vanquished, strong warriors, unbearable, howl, might, fallen, midst of battle, heroes, weapons, in God’s hands.
We are the bow.
Excel also in this generous undertaking
Passage, heart, appeal, pledge, collection, for the poor, charis, grace, koinonia, fellowship, participation, relief work, diakonia, work of grace, act of Christian fellowship, solidarity and love.
We are the bow.
Come lay your hands
Nature of Jesus, created order, realms, source, nature, priorities, relationship, subject, sovereign.
We are the bow
“If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.”
Saw Jesus, authority, created order, material, obedient faith, priorities, touch, made well
We are the bow.

We are the Champions
We are the champions.
Champion, leader, warrior, changemaker.
Thought leader, maker.
We are the champions.
Let your life prevail.
Story, boy David, giant Goliath, stone, the small, triumph, youngest, champion, combat, challenge, stripling, confidence, warrior.
We are the champions.
I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts.
Read the story, God’s spirit is with David, protect, lead, demonstrate, there is a God.
We are the champions
We urge you to accept the grace of God.
Hazards, look beyond, integrity, reconciliation, righteousness,
We are the champions.
Let us go across to the other side.
Sovereign, nature, authority, created order, the boat, the sleep, the storm, nature.
We are the champions.
He woke up and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”.
Authority, miracle, faith, calm the sea, into the boat, symbols of power, energy of the storm, exertion.
Queen, We will rock you.
We are the champions

We are the Heart
Caritas.
The love of the other for the sake of God.
The people in our heart centre.
My list: Bill Calkins, mother, sister, brother, Roy, many, many more.
Look on the heart.
Passage, grief, sent, anoint, new king, Samuel, fill the horn with oil, travel, Bethlehem, Jesse’s son.
We are the heart.
Rise and anoint this one.
Prophet, meets our brokenness, our story, brighter future, sovereign, plan, participate, rise, God’s future.
We are the heart.
We walk by faith.
Human weakness, divine glory, power, inner, outer, present, future, transient, eternal, resolution, home, faith, sight, flesh, new creation.
We are the heart.
The Kingdom of God is the scattered seed.
Images, peel, layers, walk, riches, living texts, kingdom, farmer, gardener, make the seed, grow, sleeping gardener, harvest, mustard seed, bush large, nesting birds, shade.
We are the heart.
The smallest seed puts for the largest branches.
Mystery, secret, look, perceive, listen, understand, forgiven, hungry hearts, longing, bread of life, mighty wind, join in the journey.
We are the heart.

We are the Elders
We are the elders.
Mentors in my life, Aunt Mary, Minister, Auntie Mame.
Fr Remi, Sylvia Dunstan, John Lloyd, Stan Mackai, Alf Dumont, Evan Smith, Roy Robson.
Listen to the voice of the people.
Story, request, Samuel, consent, prophetic, vocation, power, select, cry out, dissuade, cry out, anoint.
We are the elders.
Give us a king.
Set the stage, monarchy, community, life of Israel, king, govern, God alone, judges, elders, priests, God’s will, paradigm of Rule.
We are the elders.
Our Inner nature is being renewed.
Narrative, stage, beginning, monarchy, highlight, corrupt, earthly king, govern, elders, priests, God’s will, paradigm, absolute, radical.
We are the elders.
The crowd came together.
Read, drama, discernment, house, eat dinner, frenzied crowd, close to the man, family, bring him home, afraid, kingdom, opaque and open, plunder, message, rejection, relentless, this is my family.
We are the elders.
Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.
Name my experience, demonstration, deep south, wrestled, civil rights, way forward, find freedom, conflict.
We are the elders.

We are the Seraphim
When have you seen an angel?
A witness,
Testimony.
I remember arriving in Carlingford.
The oyster whisperer, the leprechaun whisperer.
The White Witch whisperer.
Seraphs were in attendance.
Isaiah, temple, vision, passage, Trinity, mystery, authority, holy, sanctuary, three persons.
We are the seraphi
Whom shall I send?
Understand, confessing, three persons, polytheism, rival, divide, mystery’s, belief.
We are the seraphim.
It is the Spirit bearing witness.
Wonderful, promise, children, deities, future, discover/ communicate, needy people.
We are the seraphim.
Nicodemus came to Jesus by night.
Nicodemus, one night, Pharisees, secret, fear, admirer, Jesus, progress intrigue.
We are the seraphim.
For God so loved the world.
Towering trees, source of life, roots, birth, seeds, roots, embrace, the wind, new, eyes, kingdom of communion, giving of life, giver, living, reality, life eternal.
We are the seraphim.

We are the Fire
We are the fire.
Ignition control, firestarter.
The hand of the Lord.
Israel’s prophets, Ezekiel, source of hope. exiled, Egypt, Babylon, fall of the kingdom Judah, destruction, Jerusalem, the temple, vision, led, spirit.
We are the fire.
Come from the four winds.
Delivers, prophecy, bones, lo, behold, divine, command, breath, minds eye, mission, faithful love, valley of bones.
We are the fire.
Tongues of fire appeared.
Birthday, church, empower, devout, all nations, language, speak, promise, receive power, visions, prophesy, all ages.
We are the fire.
When the advocate comes.
Promise, collision, love, hatred, chosen, lay down life, abide, God love, confront.
We are the fire.
I still have many things to say to you.
Science, aware, rational, revelation, way, truth, paraclete, truth, grace, beauty, life.
Guide, presence, glory.
We are the fire.
We are the Map

We are the map.
Cartographer.
Navigator.
Look for the signs, over the hill, around the corner.
Restore the Kingdom.
The bridge, excellent, patron, standing, community, endorse, chosen, teach.
We are the map.
Wait for the promise.
Narration, link, cry out, agency, source, possible, kingdom, promise.
We are the map.
I have heard of your faith.
Thanksgiving, announces, order, knowledge, authorities, the world, unfolding, revelation, revolution, gift, presence, prayer, action, reveal.
We are the map.
These are my words.
Vault, symbol, chi rohos, solemn, symbols, ascension, perspective.
We are the map.
You have been clothed with power.
Bang, ceaseless, blessing, confront bitter, resist, persecution, stormy seas, hardships, blessing, empower, celebrate, eternal benediction.
We are the map.

We are the Water
We are the water.
The water of Harrington Harbour,
The water of Saskatchewan,
The water of the Jordan,
The water Cudmore Creek,
We are the water.
Heard the word.
Gentile, holy spirit, fell, Jerusalem, interrupt, preaching, mediate, proclaimed, circle, day dawns, lift their voices.
We are the water.
The water for baptizing.
Peters’ vision, smorgasbord, beyond the law, custom, vision, voice, God made clean.
We are the water.
We love the children of God.
Interweaving of faith, love, boundaries, holism, love, world, identity of Christ.
Love, bound to believing, thorny specifics, love each other.
We are the water.
This is my commandment.
All you need is love, can’t we just get along, love is gift from God, love is ambiguous and assertive.
We are the water.
Lay down one’s life for friends.
I do not call your servants, everything made known, leave, dignity, commitment, affection.
The story, the community, our present lives, I choose you, life, joy, friendship chosen
We are the water.

We are the Road
We are the road.
We were travelling the road to Hebron.
The place of the Ancient Kings of Judah.
The road to adventure.
The road to home.
The Angel spoke, “Get up and go”.
Spirit of God, act, teach, messenger, get, go, the south, runs, chariot, treasury, understand, read aloud.
We are the road.
They were going along the road.
Ethiopian, identity, time, Solomon, Queen of Sheba, nature, in light, dichotomies, us, them, all.
We are the road.
Love is from God.
Begin, in love, perfected, through love, return to love, God is love, hunger to possess.
We are the road.
I am the true vine.
Doctrines, fruits, essential, discipleship, fruit bearing activity, church, something we are part of, living community, each branch, planted, creator.
The Word abides in you.
Jesus calls, because we are, I am, do good works, bear fruit, vine, community. Mission, love in action, radical presence,
We are the road.

We are the Key
We are the key.
The password, the keys, lost, found.
Pray to Saint Anthony, the password is:
Jesus is the stone.
Peter’s audience, apostleship, Roman Empire crucified Christ, repentance, preaches repent, denial, oppression, fear, denial, messiah, power of life.
We are the key.
By the power you do this.
Oppressed people of Israel, leaders, civil rights movement, transformation.
We are the key.
God’s love abides.
Love is known, in action, in our heart, sacrifice, test of love, truth.
We are the key.
I am the good shepherd.
Good shepherd, sheep, the voice, in sheep, other sheep, I am.
We are the key
I lay down my life.
Gathering, the flock, provide space, welcome, grace, mercy, surrender, alienation, invitation.
We are the key.

We are the Village
We are the village
I remember the first village that I entered as child, the village of Islington in Etobicoke
Village means “inhabited place larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town”, from Old French village “houses and other buildings in a group”
Go Into the village
Jesus movement, destiny, tradition, messiahship, ride into Jerusalem, invites, triumphal entry, meet a violent death, challenge, opponents, letting go, will of God, things to come, in the village
We are the village
Blessed is the Coming Kingdom of David
Irony, telling the story, reader, hearer, enters Jerusalem, last time, this is the road, road to death, ears to hear
We are the village
Living in the world, attention, questions, answers, hand shortened, power to deliver, bold, God’s hand grows, power to deliver, vindicate
He humbled himself
The same mind, Christ hymn, portrait, imitate, Kenosis, self-emptying, humiliation, exaltation, who is Jesus, Christ life, nature and call of the Church
We are the village
“Listen, he is calling for Elijah.”
Tale of sorrow, power to disrupt our lives, transform our hearts, Jesus death, not the end, discern, meaning, my God my God why have you forsaken me, into your hands, commend, it is finished
We are the village
Sit here while I pray
Proclaim, the story is the focus, language, image, door way, holy week, open’s people’s ears, resonate, deepen
We are the village

We are Jerusalem
We are Jerusalem
The days are coming
New covenant, good news, written on the hearts, perfect love, give assurance
We are Jerusalem
I will write it on their hearts
Renewed, moral consciousness, grace, view of God, liberates, redeems
We are Jerusalem
He became the source
Jesus is the anointed one, Christ’s work, Priest and King.
We are Jerusalem
The hour has come raising of Lazarus, Mary anointing Jesus’ feet
We are Jerusalem
I will draw all people
Non violent, draws all humanity
We are Jerusalem

We are the Eyes
We are the eyes.
We see the first time. In the season we witness the daffodil sighting at the Manor.
On this Mountain.
Victory, promise, reign, judgement, nations, oracles, vision, stand with love, day of the Lord, reign of Peace, the messiah.
We are the eyes.
Make a feast for all people.
Visible sign, hand of the Lord, rest on the mountain, nations, removing the shroud, bringing comfort/make a feast.
We are the eyes.
Christ appeared.
Resurrection, raised on the third day, Christ died for us.
We are the eyes.
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb.
Stories of resurrection, John’s story, vivid, gripping, suspense, powerful emotions, earth story, roll the stone away, struggle, relationship, stood beside, risen, walk around.
We are the eyes.
I have seen the Lord.
Empty tomb, old story, Easter story, the story, shout again.
We are the eyes.

We are the Seventh Day
We are the Seventh Day
The day of completion
Day of rest, time of pause, sabbatical
Memories of Ireland
We are the Seventh Day
God spoke these words
Moses, two tables, tent commandments, origin, ark, covenant, Jewish, Christian, human life, order, structure, tree of life, tree of knowledge, Sinai
We are the Seventh Day
Remember the Sabbath
Beyond moral principles, live before God, live with one another, love God, love neighbour, love self
We are the Seventh Day
It is written
Stand back, how faith looks, divine action, Christian Symbol, demonstration of God’s power, paradox, powerlessness, project salvation
We are the Seventh Day
Believe the word Jesus had spoken
Cleansing of the temple, seven signs, water into wine, grace, truth, identity, disciple
We are the Seventh Day
Be the Temple
Glimpse, challenge, seek, think, deed, life, light, whole story, temple, open door, open way
We are the Seventh Day

We are the Whirlwind
We are the whirlwind.
I remember a whirlwind in Saskatchewan, it was a great big cloud, at first glance, the thought that was a rain cloud, that was so desperately needed at the time, at second glance, it was a brown dust cloud, rising 500 m or 1500 ft in the air.
Take Elijah up to heaven.
Gap, prophetic, continuity, transfer, spiritual leadership, era, succession in between times, flow of time. Constancy, infinite, finite humanity, faithful response, unknown, unknowable, departure, durable/ divine human encounter, unrelenting time, lasting, everlasting.
We are the Whirlwind.
I will not leave you.
End of Elijah’s era, change is on its way, calls out in grief, vulnerability, Augustine time and eternity, God unbound, crossing the Jordan, always right time, not in bondage to any clock.
We are the whirlwind
Let light shine out of darkness.
Knowledge of God, reliable, pre-modern, postmodern, pure, objective, death and resurrection evil age coming to an end, catastrophe, apocalyptic, inaugurate, God’s realm reveal.
We are the whirlwind
Led them up a high mountain,
Who is Jesus, who are we, Elijah, first, restore, John the Baptist Redivivus of Elijah.
We are the whirlwind.
This is Jesus, listen to him.
Transport us to many, Theophany’s, faith communities, safe places, members and seekers, Jesus identity, discipleship, integrity.
We are the whirlwind.

We are the Blessing
We are the blessing.
We meet blessings every day of our lives, in the hidden corners and the centre of the road.
I remember my uncle Joe Mastandrea in Newmarket Hospital, on his death bed from cancer. Would you like to a prayer? He said yes, I will pray for you.
God met Abraham and Sarah in the centre of their road to proclaim, walk before me.
We are invited to walk with God in relationship, as people and the nations of the world, to redeem, to reconcile. We are invited to plant the promise of divine freedom and to receive and offer divine blessings.
Abraham and Sarah stood, come here and go away with grace.
A window to divine love and faith opened to faithfulness and restitution to declare in the barren valley the fertile crossroad.
I will bless you to be a blessing.
To be the covenant and commandment, in Israel and the world.
I will bind you in history to restore humanity, with your ancestors and descendants to bring justice.
The particular justice to deal with humanity by the mighty hand and outstretched arm, to acknowledge the blameless gift, to be the numerous peace of deliverance and hope.
Paul proclaims the promise of Abraham is the hope that rests on grace.
The traditions, the gift for the children of Abraham is the promise of God for all the nations.
Jesus, the child of Abraham and Sarah, began to teach.
In the question and answer the hinge marking life today and the urgency to heal the diseased, disabled, and the troubled people.
He fed, walked, stood up to criticism, reached out. “Who do you say that I am?”
For those who lose their life will save it.
Peter’s rebuke is human thought, power and might, of the crown of the person.
Deny self, take up the cross, confront the Romans, be a disciple speak messiah.
God with us now, the kingdom of heaven planted in our heart today.

We are the Bow
We are the bow
Bent or arched
We are the bow
The bow is seen in the clouds
Flood story, uncreation, preserve, remnant, re-establish, cosmos, flood, humanity, disorder, order, violence, polluted the earth, destroy, the destroyers, drown in watery, chaos, sealed covenant
We are the bow
Establish my covenant with you
God, new covenant, postflood, descendants, new agreement, the law of tooth and claw, boundaries, God sets, war bow, see it, remember, restraining order, remember the vow
We are the bow
God waited patiently in the days of Noah
Community, salvation, imprisoned, baptism, ark of hope, household, imperishable, suffering persevering
We are the bow
He saw the Heavens torn apart
Tempted, liminal space, thrust, society, confront norms, rite of passage/holding on letting go
We are the bow
And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness
Message, flesh, bones, kingdom of God, repentance, sound, God smell, lent listeners
We are the bow

We are the Hearers
Have you not heard?
Invited, contemplate, relation, humanity, magnitude, God’s power, weaves, threads, tapestry, mark off the heavens, dust of the earth, arms of strength, drop from a bucket, fine dust on the scales, circle of the earth, words of hope, grasp God’s power, wait for the lord, renew their strength
We are the hearers
The LORD shall renew their strength
First glance, stand up, powerful Lord, world moves, filled with riches, spoken, hearers, constancy, flower of the field, exiles, captivity, scattered, laid to waste, refugees, longed for Jerusalem, by the rivers of Babylon
We are the hearers
I may make the gospel free of charge
Performing, God, given, task, prophetic, proclaim good news
We are the hearers
He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up
Synagogue, the house, Jesus leaves, disciples, the house of Simon, Jesus grabs the woman’s handraised her up, expression, paschal evocation
We are the hearers
She began to serve them
Everyone is searching
Jesus prays, deserted, tempted, time of searching, Jesus prayer, precious moments, everyone is searching, temptation, choose between healing and preaching
We are the hearers

We are the Voice
We are the voice
More than words
Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris.
Amanda Gorman.
Hear the voice of the Lord
Moses death, prophet, face to face, liberation, mediator, YHWH, mountain fire, speak to Israel afraid of fire
We are the voice
Raise up a prophet
One who is called, one who calls, moral ethical agent, summon, people, covenant, participation, hope, promise, revelation, encounter, actions, justice and mercy
We are the voice
Known by God
Knowledge, worshipping idols, taboo, idolatry, preliminary, ultimacy, society and culture, we know that all of us possess knowledge, worship, philosophy, knowing, God
We are the voice
Be silent come out of him
Fishers, kingdom campaign, inviting, notice, great ones, desolate places, far away, kingdoms of this world, model, gospel, synagogue, house, the leper, paralytic, publican
We are the voice
A new teaching–with authority!
Unnamed sick person, unclean spirits, medicine, magic, cure, miracle, Jesus teaching, astonishing, speaking, healing, Jesus speak, powerful, performative, words infused with power, new teaching, new preaching, now, not just information.
We are the voice
We are the message. I will make you fishers.

We are the Message
We are the message
Have you heard. Spread the word.
A child is born, a person dies, a stranger needs help
Knock on doors, once Paul revere said, “The British are coming”
Vaccine is coming, prepare
Proclaim the Message
Jonah, God’s summons, go, Nineveh, stormy sea, reluctantly, mission, forty days, prophet, human response, call of God, deflect, deliver, call to Israel, Gentile Ninevite
We are the message
A three days walks
Reversals, human, divine, save, flee, stormy sea, persist, prevail, protest, rescinds, authority, reprieve, feel compassion, human desire, sin, God’s mercy
We are the message
The present form of the world is passing away
Relationships, rise, time, grown short, this world, passing, mourn, rejoice, buy, sell, give,
We are the message
The time is fulfilled
Beginning, proclamation, creates, work of Christ, good news, declaration, God’s victory, liberation, restoration, reconciliation, miracles, casting out demons, trajectory, return,
We are the message
I will make you fish for people
Follow, fishing for people, new identity, fish for people, promise, discipleship, identity, Jesus teaching, rebuking unclean spirits, search for Jesus, in the shadow, lives unfold,
We are the message
We are the listening moment

We are the Listening Moment
We are the listening moment
Sheer silence
The COVID miracle – I run, run, run, and pray 16 km five days a week
It is the sound of silence
The word of the Lord
Epiphany, manifestation, child Samuel, filled with wisdom, divine call, human response, sacred service
We are the listening moment
Speak, for your servant is listening
Call of God, prophetic, delayed recognition, God’s voice, spiritual intimacy, divine urgency, God knows my name, immediate response, summoned, vocation, course of action
We are the listening moment
Become one Spirit with God
Faithful living, marriage, food for thought, intimacy, respect, dignity
We are the listening moment
Follow me
Call of the disciples, flesh and blood, incarnation, paradox, identity, invitation, thirsty, hungry, messiah, Nazareth
We are the listening moment
You will see heaven opened
Jesus and people/ good news/ discipleship/ speak about jesus/ life in the congregation/ life in community/ speak along the way/ live into the testimony/ Christology/ relationship/ braided journeys
We are the listening moment
A new year. Let us be the light!

We are the Light
We are the light
Spelunker- first light, first day, first breath
In the beginning
Creation, manifestation dependence, character of God, actions
The first day
Climax, creation ex nihilo, creation out of nothing, humans, divine image, imago dei, creative word
Creation, void, dark deep, creation is God
We are the light
Receive the Holy Spirit
Alexandrian Jew, baptism of John, John Repentance, spoke in Tongues, prophesied
We are the light
Baptized by the River Jordan
Indispensable, drama, intentions of God, human nature, preacher, prophet, promise, expectation
We are the light
A Voice came from heaven
Heavens, open, transfigure, discipleship, taste and see, God word, song, sacrament, bask in love.
We are the light

We are the Crown
We are the crown
You shall be a crown of beauty
Salvation, song of the vineyard, watch tower, justice, cries of distress, harvest of justice, shoots garden, spring
We are the crown
He has clothed me with garments of salvation
Vindication, restoration, new name, mouth of the Lord, promise, a new thing, sing a new song, new heaven and new earth, destruction of Jerusalem, promise of new beginnings
We are the crown
God has sent the Spirit
God’s grace, redeeming, good news, redemptive action
We are the crown
A pair of turtle doves
Fulfill the letter of Jewish law, family bringing, new born child, to the temple, to make a sacrifice, mark a birth, consecrate a child
We are the crown
The child grew and became strong
Child of promise, obligation to care, all children are a gift to the world, create a society, positive regard for struggling parents
We are the crown
Take your stand, Love Wins

We are the Star
We are the Star – convergence of Saturn and Jupiter
Take your stand
Take your stand, saved, hold firm, the word
We are the star
A shoot shall come
A shoot, stump, Jesse, spirit, knowledge, delight. Justice for the poor, wolf live with the lamb, knowledge of God
We are the star
Stand and shepherd
Ancient, stand, strength, live, be our peace
We are the star
The word became flesh
The word, became flesh, among us, testify, light, the voice, in the wilderness
We are the star
God sent Gabriel
Gabriel, greetings
We are the star
Do not be afraid
Shepherds, angel, appeared, do not be afraid, good news, born, saviour, swaddling clothes, heavenly host, manger, peace
We are the star
Go to Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph, spread the word, child
We are the star
Saw a star
Where is the child, saw the star, opened their treasures
We are the star
Return to their country by another route
We are the star
We are the Home, Merry Christmas, Love Wins!

We are the Home
We are the home
I will appoint a place for my people
Bring the threads, saga, peace, stability, build a house for God, build a house of him, God’s presence overflows from the temple, prevenient grace
We are the home
I will plant the people
Meets the eye, Babylonian captivity, there was no rest, no house, no king, the lament, God’s presence
We are the home
God strengthens us
Start with God, end with God, benediction, revelation, mystery, kerygma, paranesis, who is God, God is able, God’s actions, God’s doing, God is a verb, thy will be done
We are the home
The Angel Gabriel was sent by God
Mary, annunciation, incarnation, angel Gabriel, favoured, perplexed, thoughtful, afraid, submission, blessed one, called by God, God bearer, Mary’s election
We are the home
Do not be afraid, you have found favour with God.
Holy inbreaking, messenger, bright column of light, nothing will be impossible, being favoured by God, God chooses Mary, the magnificat, Reign of Justice, Mary response, wellspring of living water
We are the home
Good news, liberty to the captives

We are the Word
We are the word
Logos
Agora – the Library in Alexandria
Robarts Library
My library as a child. My father planted the book seed in my heart
Like a silver tongue of old, where the words come alive when we bring breath to our voice
The Spirit of the Lord is upon us
Salvation, mission, healing, liberty, release, comfort
We are the word
Good news liberty to the captives
Year of the Lord’s favour, jubilee year, debts wiped away, freed, fields in fallow, land returned, original owners, restored, abundant garden, nations of the world, recognition, deliverance promise, new Jerusalem, living, being, missional
We are the word
Pray without ceasing
Live in light, imminent, expectation, Christ’s return, tradition, affirming, positive, beloved, nurse tenderly caring for her own children
We are the word
John testified to the light!
Testify, light of the world, word, logos, human, walked, John and Jesus, sent by God, witness, God within, temporal, cosmos, embodied God, loving kindness and Justice
We are the word
The voice in the wilderness
Hope, relationship, God is now, God comes to us, God within, Living pages of the dead sea scrolls, listeners
We are the word
We are the quilt, who cries, YOU BELONG!

We are the Bee
We are the Bee
Beehive
Comfort, o comfort my people
God’s judgement, grace, forgiveness, almighty, omnipotent, love, hope, amidst disaster, uncertainty, exile, homecoming, cities lie in waster, desolate, without inhabitant, houses without people, emptiness, the land
We are the Bee
A voice cries.
Message, comfort, promise, redemption, community, deceive, reveal, prepare the way
We are the Bee
Waiting for hastening the coming of the day of God.
Time, the when, return of Christ, waiting, expectation, GREAT EXPECTATIONS
We are the Bee
See I am sending my messenger
Siege, peace, anxious, neighbours, fear, loyalists, symbol, good news, beginning, messiah
We are the Bee
The one is coming is more powerful
John’s call, repent, ears, listen, longing, temptation, linger, Jesus grew up, gift to anticipate, one who is to come, present moment
We are the Bee
We are the mountain, awakened to be the “Yes” for today!

We are the Mountain
We are the Mountain
My first mountain moment
Whistler mountain in Jaspar, Mountains have memories, human memory, geological memory
The Mountains would quake
Character, redeeming, maker, deeds, divine, deliverance, rescue, visible, tear, open, heavens, come down, bring fire, earth quake, tremble, God’s presence
We are the Mountain
We are the clay, you are the potter
God belongs, take hold, become, again, protection, awakened, receive again, calling, God’s people, hiding, seeking, yes
We are the Mountain
God will also strengthen you
Intimate, relationship, God, community, witness, Jesus our brother, our Lord, our ancestor, our beloved, enlightened, living out the faith, en lo cotidano/testimony
We are the Mountain
But in those days, after that suffering
Futures, apocalyptic scene, predictions, God in our time, coming in clouds.
We are the Mountain
Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come
Signs, rule, arrived, already, not yet, realm of God, life in the realm
We are the Mountain
We are the Four Winds of welcome to the stranger.

We are the Wisdom
We are the Wisdom
The wisest person I have ever known, my Aunt Mary (born in Italy, my dad’s oldest sister)
Told me a story of carrying a candle on a Vigil in Italy
At that time Deborah, was judging Israel.
Judge, Deborah, wise, raising up, faithful, leader, deliver, futile, deliverance, return, downward, spiral, moral, anarchy, sobering, journey, inability, inhabit, exhibit, social vision of Torah
We are the Wisdom
Go, take position
Weaves, what was right, in their own eyes, moral chaos, lack, strength, apology, rise, kingship, justification, centralized rule, observation, doing, habits, unfaithfulness, political instability
We are the Wisdom
The day of the Lord will come
Day, wakefulness, multivariant, day of the lord, Parousia, children of light, children of the day, belong to the day, keep awake, imagination, framing, relationship, identity, ontological
Christ as day or dawn, soul to life
We are the Wisdom
The person with five talents traded with them immediately
Talents, gifts, skills, resources, divine economy, bury, reveal, return, the future, meets the present, God has done, God will do
We are the Wisdom
For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance
Greatest treasure, greatest talent, stewardship, fertile, the word, good news, relationship, breaks, break through, go, make, disciples, life changing treasure, knowing of a treasure, God is sovereign, indifference, hidden treasure, buried treasure, abundance
We are the Wisdom
We are the wisdom. We bring the left and right of our abundance.

We are the Witness
We are the witness. For everything there is a season,
We remember to gather .
I remember being the Chaplain of the Legion in Hearst Ontario.
The year, November 1989, 300 people marched from the arena to the Cenotaph at City Hall, there were many who were veterans that day.
We remember, long ago our ancestors. Today we hear in the Joshua text,
Renewal, covenant, relationship, affirmation, identity. commitment of service.
Today we hear, threshold, miracles, ancient memory to serve.
Today we hear, the covenant obligation to choose, beyond fear, incline the heart, to serve, and obey the Lord. Today we hear the call to serve the Lord, affirmation, loyalty, witness, write, words on the heart, delivered, accountability, hearing, writing, the book of the law, Today we hear the stone of witness.
Today we hear, be informed about the Parousia, coming, advent, judge, curiosity, speculation, end times/now times. Today we hear about the early church.
Today we share in glory that we encounter.
Today we hear, the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps,
Telling of Jesus, how to live. Today we hear that there will be wars, there will be persecutions, and heaven and earth shaken.
Today we hear at midnight there was a shout!
The essence is timing, timelessness, faith, love, beyond procrastination, active discipleship. Today we are witness to the ticking of the clock, renew priorities, active waiting in hope, right time, right now, messiah comes.
We are the witness.

We are the Saints
A Saint takes the broken as they are.
My friend Roy Robson, 87 years old, a painter, a musician, a teacher. A companion, who, takes me as I am, wherever we go.
Then there is Edna Mathews, 95 years old, knits hundreds of hats, mitts, and scarves, still drives, and manages her own home.
Finally, Mutya, a mother from the Philippines, brought three children to sponsor, then there was an oops. A daughter with a daughter.
We are the saints. In the writings of Revelation, there was a great multitude, white robes before the sacred throne. God heard the cries of the people, in the voice of oppression. God heard the fear in the vision of the people. These are they who have come out of the great ordeal.
These are they who heed the warning, follow the ways of God. These are they who meet the unjust world order beyond the Pax Romana. God with us, in the face of dethroned Caesar. These are they who inspired hope for a better world, heaven on earth. Salvation is now for people at the edge, to renew, to change, to care for the earth. These are they who meet the suffering in the life, to mend, to heal, and restore.
We are they, we are the children of God. We are they to be instruments of God’s creative love and forgiveness. Love is the word, give us strength, to encounter hardship, as children of God. We are of God, assured of freedom, become, God with us,
It is the sermon on the mount. The place of purpose, ministry, character of the kingdom, communion of saints. Jesus mountain, echoes Sinai, receive the live, live the law of love.
Live and be the authority of kingdom of heaven now.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Teresa of Avila a maker, a saint of today. .
We are the saints, the makers of today.
We are the Herald to mend the broken

We Are God’s People
We are God’s people
I know you by name
Revelation, known, enlightenment, authority, miracle, foot of the mountain, wilderness
We are God’s people
My presence will go with you
Human desire, inquiry, yearning, knowledge, quest for God, self-understanding, God in Exodus, self, real, roots, find favour, recognition, God’s character, God identity, human identity, destiny
We are God’s people
The word of God sounded forth from you
Personal, encounter, expectations, give thanks, advent, remembering, labour of love, creator, heaven, earth, turned to God, living God, service, free humanity, faith, hope, love
We are God’s people
Teach the way of God
Difficult, nature, relation, obedience, to the state, to God, civil religion, ethos, politics, Jesus, coalition of surrogates, name truth, tribute Caesar vs God
We are God’s people
Give to God the things that are God’s
Conscience, tapped, rendering, silent, face of Wars, torture, marriage for all, choice of women marijuana now, what to expect, actions of justice, faith in action, called to humanity
We are God’s people
We are the people, God knows us by name. Called to kick ass today.

We Are the Grace
We are the Grace
Be the open door, the porch at the Manor
God is bringing you
Good land, flowing, springs, waters, hills and valleys
We are the Grace
God leads through the wilderness
Land of olives and honey, stones are iron, eat, take care, keep commandments, eat, build,
Through wilderness, remember God
We are the Grace
Sow bountifully, reap abundance
Sparingly, bountifully, give, mind, compulsion, cheer, give, blessings, share, work, with poor, scatters, generosity, thanksgiving, render, testing, grace
We are the Grace
Jesus, have mercy on us
On the way, region between lepers, keeping their distance, mercy, go and show, made clean, praise God, get up and go
We are the Grace
Get up and go on your way
And he was Samaritan, the unlikely, the chosen to be, The return, your faith made well
We are the Grace
We are the Grace. Be the open door, the porch at the Manor.

We Are the Sabbath
The year was 2011. 60 on Pilgrimage, three Sabbath Friday, Saturday and Sunday
God Spoke these words
Challenge, commands, preach the commandments, preach the gospel, do not engage in war, your sins are forgiven, proclamation, risk, courage YES
We are the Sabbath
Remember the Sabbath
Attitude, commands, forgive, command, radical, heart of good news, name mangled human nature,seek God’s healing
We are the Sabbath
Become like Christ
Reflection, life, transforming, Saul to Paul, observance,gift of the Torah, conversion, before and after, take on, liberation, freedom, partners, with creator of the universe, covenant
We are the Sabbath
Listen to another parable
Parable, guiding, reflection, unlock, unhinder, the reign of Christ
We are the Sabbath
The Stone has become the chief cornerstone
The stone, build up, removes pride, prejudice, sin, selfishness, greed, guilt, equip us with love, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, self control, “The world you desire comes not by chance but by change.“
Strive to live together, peace
We are the Sabbath

We Are the Water
I remember a 20 km cattle drive in the month of July, all we had was a Canteen of warm water, it was delicious
Give us water
Is God with us? Read in the bible, experience, in the desert. Are we alone?
We are the Water
Strike the Rock
People made demands of Moses, out in the desert, beyond the wilderness, no water in sight, give us water to drink! We feel so abandoned or alone or despondent, we find God beside us.
We are the Water
Make my joy complete
Speak the intensity, testing in extremes, strategy, communicate with urgency, kenotic, participation in the spirit, consolation from love, fellowship, compassion, sympathy, koinonia.
We are the Water
Go in the work today.
Seek to understand, enter the city on a donkey the day before, the temple the centre of religious life.
We are the Water
Going into the kingdom
Engaging Jesus, identity, call to faith, bear witness to Jesus, call us to join the people at the edge
We are the Water
We are the water of courage.

We Are the Bread
Learned to make bread from scratch in Grade 6 Home Economics Class
It starts with yeast/ then Harrington Harbour
I am going to rain bread from heaven
God Provides for needs., Manna Is Not Enough, grumbling, complained, lamented, God’s deliverance, freedom from fleshpots, fill of bread
We are the Bread
The Lord heard your complaining
Fleshpots, liberated, relationship with God, griper, murmurings, rain bread, gather for the day, 6th day, 7th day the Sabbath day, fill of bread in the morning, salvation in the Exodus, manna, glory of God
We are the Bread
Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel
Eager expectation, hope, exalted body – soma, hope for heaven, comfort, flesh, fruitful labour, freedom
We are the Bread
The usual daily wage
Early workers, left everything, follow, converts, relationship to Israel, perennial struggle, lions share of God’s work, carry the weight, what kind of God, same reward
We are the Bread
The last will be first
Work, out of work, inferior, waited all day, long hours of work, demanding jobs, secure necessities of life, complaint of the day long workers, made them equal, God’s new order, unmaksing and envisioning, create possibility something new
We are the Bread
We are the bread, of hope.

We Are the Hand
Palm touching palm, We are the Hand
The Angel of God was going before them
Escape, great promise, take on the world, prepared, emerge, encamped, surrounded, on the brink, way of faith
We are the Hand
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea
Alone, self-determined, the story, deliverance, harden hearts, purpose, reveal, humanity, presence
We are the Hand
God welcomes all
Judgement, weak, strong, pivotal, protects, fellowship, controversy, issues, passionate, confused, uniting
We are the Hand
How often should I forgive?
Theological, nature of God, time to forgive, servant, brewing, perennial, quest, Forgive always
We are the Hand
Forgive seventy seven times
Story, shock, startle, awakens, consequence, gratitude, ridiculous, turn on, perspective of grace
We are the Hand

We Are the Day
The Lord Said to Miriam and Moses
Miracle, Exodus, God looked, God noticed, liberation, take action, crying oppressed, God Listens, set free.
We are the day
This Month shall mark the beginning of months
Groaning, proving, Moses, shepherd, keeping, flock, rebellion, guide, slavery no more, confront power
We are the day
Owe no one anything, except to love one another
Owe love, Agape-Love of the other for the sake of God, identity, love defines attitude, love has two feet, love God, love neighbour, God has become the neighbour
We are the day
Listen to every word that you speak to each other
Jesus, life in the church, lead as a child, serve, boundless forbearance, forgive, nature of church, welcome me, welcome a child, each member, great value
We are the day
For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Forgive, teaching, restore, repent, reconcile, power, bind, loose, care, divine identity, sense of Call, seek to care
We are the day

We Are the Fire
The Angel appeared in a flamer of fire
Miracle, Exodus, God looked, God took notice, God saw, oppression, suffering, God, Liberation
God observation, Construction, Moses, Action, Moses was groaning, slavery, oppressed, crying out to God, God set them free
We are the fire
The place on which you are standing is holy ground
Groaning, providing, experience, shepherd, keeping, flock, rebellion, Pharoah’s army, constructs of power, search for the God Mountain, led flock, hinder part, Moses goes on pilgrimage, warning sign, shepherding, seeking guidance
We are the fire
Let love be genuine
Ekklesia, community, called out, set apart, mission, relation to the world, narrative, way of living, inner life, surrounding world
We are the fire
Jesus went to Jerusalem
the cross, from that time on, martyrdom, misunderstanding, confession, redeem, climax, hope
We are the fire
For those who lose their life will find it
Transition, from that time on, dependent, embarks, long journey, passion, launches suffering, divine idenitity, fulfill divine missions, nature or mission of Christ
We are the fire

We Are the Midwives
Call the midwives
Opening, exodus, potent, portents, people, chosen, relationship, become a nation, midwives, Shiprah and Puah, baby Moses, preserving life, set free
We are the Midwives
The Midwives feared God
Threat, king does not know, Joseph saved Egypt from famine, bearer of the God spirit, Joseph was great now forgotten, weak king, shallow leadership, strength is in retelling the heritage, equal footing, the king rejects God, panic, live under duress, force to be reckoned
We are the Midwives
Be the living sacrifice
Apostle, teacher, confession, voice, nature, life and death challenge, voice of faith, community, faith in action
We are the Midwives
Blessed are you
Peter, affirmation, foreshadow, prophet, Jesus, who am I? Messiah, teacher, son of David, Samaritan, other and us and all, woman at the well, today
We are the Midwives
I will give you the Keys of the Kingdom
Identity, authority, preaching, divine, revelation, binding, loosing, interpret, understand, wrestle with truth, faith meets the world, tell no one, tell all
We are the Midwives

We Are the Preservers
We are the preservers
God sent me before you to preserve
The story, betrayal, surprise, forgiveness/ tears/ shame/ open future
We are the preservers
Joseph wept
Forgiveness, welcoming words, promise, new life, tears of joy, healing for the weary eye, promise of life and love
We are the preservers
The gifts and calling of God are here
Power, separate, together, chosen, new covenant
We are the preservers
Listen and understand
The man born to be the promise, deliverance, silent words, God’s mercy
We are the preservers
Let if be done for you as wish
Language, affirmation, humanity, radical grace, voice, inside the story, our story, truth
We are the preservers

Here Comes the Dreamer
Seeking the dreamer
Origin, land of Canaan, wandering, wilderness, destination, consequences, envy, roots, Joseph, hatred comes, shepherd, long robe, favoured status, dreams, bowing to the ground
Go now and see if all is well
Misery, offering, consequence, fugitive, wanderer on the earth, prohibited, violence, envy, desire, possessions, talents, violence, favoured position, unfair, purpose of God, envy, rebellion, Lord of the universe, God’s economy
WE ARE THE DREAMER
The Word is near you, on your lips and in your heart
Wrestling with fate, Christ is the fulfillment of the law,reconcile us to God, uniting us with God.
WE ARE THE DREAMER
Get into the Boat
God’s deliverance through waters, he came walking toward them on the sea, appearance of Jesus, in the storm
WE ARE THE DREAMER
Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.
Lord save me, Jesus reached out his hand, why did Peter doubt?, a little faith is all that is needed, to transform/ terror becomes courage on the way
WE ARE THE DREAMER

We Are the Wrestlers
We are the wrestlers
Wrestling with thought, life, day and night
Jacob wrestled till daybreak
Forgiveness, rehabilitation, crossing, a challenging river, nature of blessing,11 children, Leah and Rachel, wrestling with the road
We are the wrestlers
You have striven with God
Capitulates, violence, persistence, draw near to God, slake a thirst, compelling, restoration community, running toward his brother and weeping, gift of grace, baptism of desire divine recognition
We are the wrestler
I am speaking the truth in Christ
Paul’s existential struggles, steadfast mercy of God, reconciliation with God
We are the wrestlers
He withdrew from there in a boat
Miracle to gladden, trick with bread, spiritual power, hungry crowd, stranded, lonely are fed, craving for Christ, meal for the masses stones into bread
We are the wrestlers
He blessed and broke the loaves
Think nothing, yet possibilities are infinite, look up to heaven, give them something to eat, powerless no more, redemptive drama, teaching and miracle, Jesus story is the grand story.
We are the wrestlers

We Are the Guarantee
We are the Guarantee
I will serve you seven years
Appears, journey, fleeing, threat, travelling, pivotal, encounters, birth, tribes of Israel
We are the Guarantee
Jacob loved Rachel
Treachery, failure, human plans, providence, narrative, affirmation, divine message, bethel, omnipotence, reversals, fortune’s, power, human love, reveal, God love
We are the Guarantee
The Spirit helps us in our weakness
Debtors, account, live,hope, hiddenness, relieve suffering, wait, patience, weight, salvation, for knowledge, calling, response, action, living compassion
We are the Guarantee
The kingdom is like a net
Subversion, sorting, sorting, fish, God’s empire, mustard seed, preparation, fermenting, heaven, within the world
We are the Guarantee
The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls
Mustard seed, invades, soil, boundaries, something new, hidden within, give church, chance
We are the Guarantee

We Are the Ladder
We are the Ladder,
The angels were ascending and descending
Promise, rock for a pillow, awakes, fathers and mothers, standing above the ladder, God is at the top and bottom of the ladder, heaven and earth, theophany’s, meet at the top
We are the Ladder,
all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
Dwells in you, spirituality unleashed, mysticism, seek unity, transcend, ill fated Icarus, fixing the spirit life
We are the Ladder,
When do the weeds come in
Seed, sown, disciples, challenges of planting, the enemy, ecclesiology, anthropology
We are the Ladder,
Let anyone with ears listen
We are the ladder
Mixture of weeds, growing together, judgement at the end of time, good and evil, faith and faithfulness, look at the hurting and impatient world, God’s realm completed, this realm thriving in us
We are the Ladder.

Manor Road United Church is on the traditional home of the Huron-Wendat Nation, Metis Nation of Ontario, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and Six Nations of the Grand River. May we be connected to the heartbeat of the Spirit as one.