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Current Series: Beholding The Risen Christ
The New Testament gives us about eight accounts of Jesus appearing to people following his resurrection. First to Mary Magdalene in the garden; then to a group of women as they left the empty tomb; to Cleopas and his wife on the Emmaus Road on Easter afternoon; to ten disciples in the upper room on Easter evening; to Thomas a week later; to seven disciples beside the Sea of Galilee; to all of the disciples on a mountain in Galilee; and finally, as to one untimely born, to Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus. What all of these appearances have in common is that they all contain an element of surprise. They were confronted with what for them was an entirely new reality, far beyond the limits of their experience. Much as the reality of the event overwhelmed them and impelled them to bear witness, it was still utterly unlike anything they had previously known. The same is true for us today. Resurrection is so great a mystery that it can overpower us with awe, wonder, and its sheer magnitude. We need to take time to contemplate, meditate, and behold the deep meaning and mystery of the resurrection. As Father Richard Rohr says, “Mystery is not something you can’t know. Mystery is endless knowability.” In this Eastertide teaching series, we invite you to explore the endless depths of Christ and the power of his resurrection.
Stations of the Resurrection | Scott Erickson
All of the images used in this series are from Scott Erickson’s series “Stations of the Resurrection. Visit his website using the link below and scroll down the page. Click on each image for stations 1 through 14 to find a write up on each image.
INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION
Resources for Settlers
Why is reconciliation important?
We recognize the harms churches have committed in the name of Jesus to Indigenous people and communities, and we acknowledge our role as Mennonites in some of these harms. We also recognize that harms continue to be committed against Indigenous people and their lands by powerful forces in our society. May we stand with them in love and solidarity until true reconciliation is fully achieved.
These resources are a starting place to encourage settlers in our faith community to educate themselves, and to personally commit to being people of reconciliation. God, we pray that this knowledge would guide our words, our hearts and our actions.
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A Prayer of Reconciliation
Holy One, Creator of all that is, seen and unseen,
of story and of song, of heartbeat and of tears
of bodies, souls, voices and all relations:
you are the God of all truth and the way of all reconciliation.
Uphold with your love and compassion all who open their lives
in the sacred sharing of their stories
breathe in us the grace to trust in your loving forgiveness,
that we may face our histories with courage;
touch us through the holy gift of story
that those who speak and those who listen may behold your own redeeming presence;
guide us with holy wisdom to enter through the gates of remorse
that our feet may walk gently and firmly on the way of justice and healing.