Sunday, 12 April 2009
Ashley at Easter - Dancing with God’s Spirit
What I tried to say in this morning’s service at Ashley was that following Jesus through death to resurrection with love, forgiveness, and sacrifice is not easy. Each situation we find ourselves in requires not so much a literal ‘what would Jesus do’ (since it not always straightforward to translate Jesus life to ours) as a takeover by God’s Spirit which allows The Holy Spirit’s reaction in our circumstances. I used three metaphors to describe this spiritual take over:
• A stick of rock – wherever you break it there is the same name
• Genetics – the blue print for an organism means it will grow true to its originator no matter where it is
• A dance – I think this is one of the best metaphors for a life led by God’s Spirit – dancing with ‘the unforced rhythm of God’s grace’ (Matt 11:30, The Message).
We need to learn how to dance with God.
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2 comments:
I really like the slide with the stick of rock - both the graphic and the metaphor.
I wondered what the words written through the rock might say.
Thank you Anonymous for the comment on the stick of rock metaphor. Us writers do really appreciate it.
You cleverly noticed that I did not suggest what could be written through the rock. That was because I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound too obvious and maybe it would be different for different people anyway.
Nowithstanding that - sugessions welcome.
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