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April 26, 2007
Heaven in Ordinary (objects) – 2.5.07
Steve's coathanger
Gillian's cresosote brush
Chantal's dustpan and brush
Paul's pen
Amanda's photos
Bread and wine
All the objects
''We give thanks for the invention of the handle. Without it there would be many things we couldn't hold on to. As for the things we can't hold on to anyway, let us gracefully accept their ungraspable nature and celebrate all things elusive, fleeting and intangible. They mystify us and make us receptive to truth and beauty. We celebrate and give thanks. Amen''
Michael Leunig payer
Come with a very ordinary object from your life / house – together with a little reflection / prayer / thought on what that seemingly ordinary object signifies / reveals when you actually pause to dwell on it.
In the same spirit, and to get an idea of what I have in mind, also see John Davies' prayers* We give thanks for the purple wheelie bin and also We give thanks for mobile phone masts.
So, see you with your ordinary object(s).
* John Davies is a Liverpool based curate who's done a lot of work on 'reading the everyday'. He'll be speaking at Greenbelt this year.
Posted by Paul Northup at 02:53 PM | Comments (0)
Summer 07 dates
May
2 – Paul and Chantal (Heaven in ordinary objects)
9 – Nive
16 – Jake and Gillian
23 – Jem and Helen
30 – Steve and Niki
June
6 – Rose and Charlotte
13 – Lowester Water Road Barbeque evening
20 – Nive
27 – Jake and Gillian
July
4 – Jem and Helen (Moses' 1st birthday!)
11 – Steve and Niki
18 – End of term picnic shindig at Glenfall Pavillion (think Glyndebourne)
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