Remembering St. Brigit’s feast day and the Greensboro student sit-in
Ken Sehested
Invocation. “Gabhaim Molta Bríghde” (“I Give Praise to Saint Brigid”). — Aoife Ní Fhearraigh (Scroll down to see the lyrics.)
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¡Silencio! When, and when not, to keep silence
A meditation in praise of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life
in light of Holy Week’s threat yet to come
Ken Sehested
Invocation. “Dr. King received a message / As he sat there in his cell / In Birmingham Alabama / He had gone there to repel / The troubles in that city / For which it was well known / Though his message spoke of peace / Into the prison he was thrown / Pastors sent that message / Urging King to wait / They didn’t want his protest He wasn’t welcome in their state / History has taught us The Reverend understood / The bad get their power / From the silence of the good.” —Eric Mcfadden, “The Silence of the Good”
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Read more ›Marking Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
A litany for worship A litany for worship, using lines from
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson
Ken Sehested
Hear this, O People of the Dream: It is good and right that you recall the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the movement which mobilized him. The journey to the Beloved Community is sometimes dark and desperate and dangerous, and we need constellating light to orient our hearts and direct our feet.
Read more ›A Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance
by Ken Sehested
I have a vivid memory of the exact moment. I was in seminary, having fled my native South to New York City to finish college and then seminary, embarrassed at being a Baptist, at being a white Southerner, and not entirely sure if I was a believer. But the God question wouldn’t go away.
A mighty wrestling match was underway in my soul, trying to come to terms with my adolescent “youth revival” preacher days. Neither the Civil Rights nor the anti-Vietnam War movements had disturbed my piously-furrowed brow.
Read more ›“Beloved” is where we begin the journey through Lent – Part 2
Ken Sehested
The original blessing of God’s delight in Creation echoes through this blessing given by Isaac to his son: "May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine" (Genesis 27:28). Such luscious, material bounty is bound up with and parallels the maintenance of covenant faithfulness with the Heaven’s insistence.
But a fraud is perpetuated by Jacob (suggested by his mother and Isaac’s wife, Rebekah), who disguised himself as his brother Esau, Isaac’s first-born.
Read more ›MercyMovers – Getting ready to move
Getting ready to move
Things to think about
MercyMovers is a mission group of Circle of Mercy Congregation, assisting members (and, occasionally, others) when they need to relocate.
We’re happy to help you move. Attached are a series of recommendations—things you should think about—based on our collective experience (of about 2 moves per year since 2002.)
Most importantly, though, be aware of these limitations:
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