OpenSpirit, a creative worship gathering in the Christian tradition.
Sunday, March 29, 2009; 7:00 – 8:00 pm; MetroWest Performing Arts Center, Framingham.
Snakes. Slithering, uncoiling, striking; fast as lightening. Our Lenten sojourn may just bring us eye to eye with this scaly creature of the desert. And what can paralyze us even faster than the serpent’s venom? Fear. Our own fear can poison us, stop us in our tracks, even prevent us from saving ourselves from danger.
Ancient scripture, contemporary events, the stories of our lives … let us reflect together on the role fear plays in our spiritual lives. Fear can block out beauty and possibility, make us less able to respond to potential harm. Can we name our fear, bring it into the light, re-claim our own power?
OpenSpirit Lent. In song and silence, word and community, we affirm together God’s presence in all things. In Jesus, we know God shares in our struggles and our rejoicing. We are not alone in this desert, and need not be afraid in any danger. We can be bread for each other.
OpenSpirit. All you need is a hunger for the presence of God, a thirst for authentic community. There is no right or wrong way to worship. If you want to sing, sing. If you want to dance, dance! God invites us to bring our whole selves to worship – all that we are, all we can become. We can bring our hearts, our minds, our spirits and our bodies, all of who we are, made in the image of God, unique, precious.
The MetroWest Performing Arts Center is accessible to all. Look for the red door, take the elevator to the third floor. Be not afraid, even of the snake in the desert.