Ep. 46 - How Our Unity Speaks to Your Reality
- Liturgies for Life Overseas
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A liturgy for how our unity speaks to Your reality.
Father
This simple greeting points to our belonging in a Family
Every family has its quirky characters
In this new land where I live
I often think those who gather as Family here are the quirky ones
But maybe it’s me
Father
I used to be so comfortable gathering with Family in my passport country
Was it just a club? A place where I knew all the unspoken rules?
I don’t know the rules here
And in my stumbling through unfamiliar rhythms of standing and sitting and speaking
I’m forced to consider that this Family is more than a club
In this Family we belong, no matter our color or language or clothing
because we all call you Father
Father
Back home, I didn’t use to understand the reasons others gave for why they didn’t go
Until now
The timing is too early.
If it were just a little later, I could be on time
There’s no one my age
I don’t understand everything the speaker shares
The style of the message is different, and if I’m honest, I think the style I like is better
The songs are unfamiliar
I feel awkward and out of place
Is this a safe place for my kids?
I miss the ways we celebrate holidays in my home country
Father
You knew all this
And yet your statements still stand
One body, many members, we cannot discount a single one
Do not give up meeting together
All things hold together in the radiant Son
No longer strangers to one another, but fellow household members together
The one anothers don’t come with a passport label
Father
I want to be involved in and committed to this Body in this place
I know I need the encouragement of meeting together
And I need courage to return Sunday after Sunday
Cultivate in me a commitment to finding a way to make it work for my family
Help me discover the joy of gathering together
Humble me to learn from the Shepherds of Your flock here
Grant me a way to use my gifts to bless Your Body
Our unity speaks to Your reality
Amen
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