On Sunday, March 26, Deb Trees and
Santa Orlando led the Upper Room liturgy for the Fourth Sunday in Lent.
Opening Prayer:
Infinite Source of All , there is no
place in the universe that is devoid of your light. If it cannot be seen,
it can be felt in the deepest recesses of the heart. Help us to remember that our
light may at times grow dim, but it will shine for eternity. Help us to believe
we truly are the spark of the divine; the catalyst needed to insure that the
light never goes out. No matter how chaotic life becomes, there is light
present in the dark.
Homily Starter, Deb Trees, March 26th,
2017
The sense of seeing is so integral
to our entire being. Without being able to see, we are cast into a dim and
uncertain darkness that cannot allow us to move as freely as others who can see
the light. Without vision, we are compromised in our freedom, and in our
safety. Without the ability to perceive light and darkness, color and shape, we
are stymied in our appreciation of a diverse and vibrant world that surrounds
us.
The light that is broken apart and
put back together again, in crystals and prisms around us, becomes again a recurring
product of light as it moves through another object. We are part of this amazing process, allowing
the God beyond our naming, to work through each one of us, individually. So many light reflections in our wonderful
world. So much for God to do through all
of us in this cosmic space. “ Light will someday split you open…”
Here in this story of the blind one
who is healed, Jesus provides us with layers and layers of light and love. His
very action of seeking out the one who is healed, is an affirmation of his
light, and another layer of his teaching: that there is no sinner, only grace
and the prism to be a servant of God. Each one of us is called to that.
In our readings today, and your
journey through this Lenten preparation time, what did you hear? What does it
mean for your life? What will it cost you?
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